Wed, 21 Feb 2018 07:50:51 +0000 …millers insist government will have to release FRA maize By BUUMBA CHIMBULU THE mealie meal trade war has intensified with millers insisting that Government has to release maize from the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) if traders continue “hiding” maize from the open market. They also challenged traders to release the grain to stop mealie meal prices from rising. According to the Millers Association of Zambia (MAZ), some of its members have since shut down production due to lack of maize on the open market. MAZ chairperson, Andrew Chintala challenged those accusing millers of trying to blackmail Government to offload maize on the open market. Mr Chintala said once that was done, it would stop the current rising mealie meal prices and en-sure that millers did not shut down production for lack of maize. “We are not trying to arm twist or blackmail FRA to offload maize, what we are […]
