By NATION REPORTERTHE Millers Association of Zambia (MAZ) has cautioned milers who receive Food Reserve Agency Programme (FRA) subsided maize against selling mealie meal at exorbitant prices.MAZ president, Andrew Chintala, said millers should stick to the agreed price of the commodity and refrain from exploiting consumers.[ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”4,5,6″ ihc_mb_template=”2″ ]In an interview, Mr Chintala said millers who buy maize from the FRA are in agreement with the government to sell mealie meal at a stipulated price of K165 for a 25kg per bag in Lusaka and K175 on the Copperbelt respectively.Mr Chintala said the millers and government have started a programme called the price and supply stabilisation programme meant to stabilise the price and supply of the commodity on the domestic market.He stated that the stipulated prices are specifically for millers on the government programme under FRA.“The monitoring part of the programme has really helped us a lot to ensure that those on the programme […]
FRA supported millers cautioned against high mealie meal prices
