Sioma District Commissioner has attributed the hike in price for a 25kg bag of Roller mealie meal to high transportation cost in the district.
According to the latest ZAMSTATS report for September it showed that Roller mealie meal in Sioma was selling at K360 as compared to other districts like Mongu where it is selling at K190 per 25Kg bag.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with the Zambian Business Times-ZBT, Sioma District Commissioner Mike Kamutumwa said, transportation cost has contributed majorly to the hike in Mealie meal prices in the district as businessmen buy and transport the mealie meal from Mongu and Senanga and then take it to Sioma.
“I am sure the hike is because of where they are buying the mealie meal, as they are buying it from maybe Senanga, Mongu taking to Siomai.So that Transportation aspect can make the mealie meal price to go up because in Sioma we don’t have a milling plant, in Senanga we do not have a milling plant we only have a Milling plant in Mongu so that can be the contributing factor.” He said.
Kamutumwa further stated that ZNS brand is currently selling K230 breakfast Mealie meal and K190 for 25Kg Roller meal respectfully.
