ZNS PARTNERS WITH RAINBOW MILLING TO CUSHION ESCALATING MEALIE PRICES IN EASTERN PROVINCE

 The Zambia National Service –ZNS- has partnered with Rainbow Milling in an effort to cushion the escalating mealie prices in Eastern Province.

ZNS Chief of Marketing and Public Relations Colonel Mable Mulenga says ZNS will ensure steady and adequate supply of the staple commodity to the residents of eastern province by optimizing the full production capacity of the plant for speedy distribution of the commodity to all needy areas.

Colonel Mulenga explains that the milling plant has a milling capacity of 120 tonnes per day, translating into daily production output of 4000 x 25 kilogram bags of mealie meal.

She has since appealed to residents to ensure that mealie meal remains within the boundaries of the country as it is meant to address the challenges faced in the recent past.

Colonel Mulenga has also emphasized the importance of adhering to the prescribed price ceilings which are K200 for roller meal and K230 for breakfast adding that anyone found selling Eagles mealie meal above the recommended prices risks losing the consignment.

Mealie meal price in eastern province is currently fetching at K410 because millers in the last two months did not get any clearance from the Ministry of Agriculture on stock movements of the commodity which created a vacuum in the market.

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