Pressure eases on maize prices (Times)

Times Malawi published an article that discussed the January Monthly Maize Market Report from IFPRI-Malawi. The report showed that Prices of maize, Malawi’s staple commodity, went down by an average of 4 percent during the last weeks of January, defying lean season odds where, traditionally, they skyrocket due to scarcity. In a separate interview, Farmers Union of Malawi President Fryton Njolomole said the drop in prices at a period like this only shows that farmers are desperate to sell their maize because Admarc’s decision has affected prices.