South Africa: Shops Keep Food Prices High While Farming Costs Drop
15 Apr 2026, 08:40 GMT
By newsdesk@scrolla.africa (Scrolla)
Topic: Food and Agriculture
Source URL: https://allafrica.com/stories/202604150113.html
[Scrolla] The Competition Commission of South Africa found that the farm price for white maize dropped sharply by December last year. Shops did not pass these large savings on to buyers and stores kept the cost of maize meal very high.