By GIDEON NYENDWA
OVER 40, 000 metric tonnes of mealie meal has so far been exported to the regional market under the export arrangement between Government and the Millers Association of Zambia (MAZ).
MAZ president Andrew Chintala said they would have exported more than want they managed only that some millers were unable to complete their allocation due to some delays and some other logistical challenges at the border.
“We would have been way above that because every month we are allowed to export about 25 metric tonnes,” he said.
Mr Chintala said the programme is progressing well and they have not experienced any serious problem that might interfere with the local prices.
He said they are running on quota system basis and the last programme just expired. He also said that they have signed a memorandum of understanding with Government which is supposed to run for three months.
He said MAZ and Government had put in place a monitoring system to ensure that the domestic market was not affected by the exports. MAZ, he said, was happy with the way participating millers have performed in terms of adhering to the set terms and conditions.
