{"id":7940,"date":"2022-06-20T15:33:50","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T15:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/price-of-maize-rice-beans-likely-to-hike"},"modified":"2022-06-20T19:05:56","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T19:05:56","slug":"price-of-maize-rice-beans-likely-to-hike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/price-of-maize-rice-beans-likely-to-hike","title":{"rendered":"PRICE OF MAIZE, RICE, BEANS LIKELY TO HIKE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span><b>With companies like Tiger Brands in South Africa having hinted that their products including rice will soon hike, Eswatini is more likely to see prices for products such as rice, maize and beans going up.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The National Maize Corporation (NMC) confirmed that with the products that are mainly imported, it was likely that they would also hike prices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrices are influenced by the supply and demand of that particular product.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith our products mainly imported, it is likely that we will follow what happens in those external markets,\u201d the corporation stated. It further mentioned that it would keep monitoring the market to ensure that consumers get the products at affordable prices.<\/p>\n<p>When questioned if NMC had enough maize, rice and beans to supply the nation amidst the price hike of SA products, he said the country was still not self-sufficient, hence the need to import. \u201cWith this in mind, it means we will still rely on the external market to ensure continuous supply to the Eswatini market,\u201d NMC stated. The corporation further revealed that on average they supply 14 000MT of maize per quarter, 450MT of rice and 120MT.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the initiatives that NMC has embarked on to promote and improve grain production in country, we are optimistic that we will have surplus that we might export,\u201d the corporation stated. NMC further revealed that it was looking at the development of consistent sorghum and groundnuts production in the country.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\">Eswatini<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. With companies like Tiger Brands in South Africa having hinted that their products including rice will soon hike, Eswatini is more likely to see prices for products such as rice, maize and beans going up. 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