Wheat Stocks To Last Eleven Months, Cabinet Assures Nation

Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Dr Jenfan Muswere addresses the media during a post-Cabinet briefing in Harare yesterday

The Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, Honourable Dr Anxious Masuka, presented the Update on the Summer and Winter Crops Marketing, which was adopted by Cabinet. Cabinet wishes to inform the nation that the Grain Marketing Board Stocks as at 19/11/23 for maize and traditional grains stood at 194 429 tonnes and 47 477 tonnes respectively. Wheat stocks of 231 776 tonnes as at 19 November, 2023 will last eleven months at a monthly drawdown rate of 21 000 tonnes. The monthly consumption for grains is now estimated at 23 000 MT comprising 20 000MT maize for Millers, and 3 000MT sorghum for stock feed manufacturers. Regarding the summer crops marketing update, the nation is informed that the GMB intake was 39 percent market share of all the marketed crops with 47 percent share of maize; 7.3 percent of soya bean; 41 percent of sunflower and 64 percent of traditional grains. Government is expediting the settlement of outstanding payments due to farmers. Pertaining to Winter Wheat, a record 90 192 hectares were planted, with 89 932ha harvested to date, yielding 467 333 tonnes at an average yield of 5,2 tonnes per hectares which is another record achieved under the 2nd Republic. ReadMore