Markets and trade
 

Detail

Area
Zambia
Commodity Group
Grains
Commodity
Maize
Date
09/05/2019
Policy Category
Trade
Policy Instrument
Export ban
Description
Increased the sale of government-purchased maize and imposed a temporary ban on maize exports, in an effort to bolster domestic availability and ease inflationary pressure after prices of maize meal, a staple food, rose sharply in April.