AreaZimbabwe

Commodity GroupRice

CommodityAll

Date06/11/2017

Policy CategoryConsumption and marketing

Policy InstrumentConsumer prices

DescriptionAnnounced that prices of rice, along with 15 other products deemed essential, would be closely monitored, as part of efforts to stabilize domestic quotations, and that recommended price levels for these goods would be publicly disseminated every fortnight. Essential commodities would also be prioritized in foreign exchange allocations, in order to facilitate their import.