Since the announcement by major feed producers in the country to suspend the purchase of maize and sorghum from farmers, prices of the grains have dropped by 21 percent as hoarders are releasing more of the commodities to the market.
BusinessDay survey of markets in Yobe and Kano shows that a 100
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Josephine Okojie and Damilola Odifa
Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi is a journalist with over five years’ reporting experience. She writes on industry, agriculture, commodities, climate change, and environmental issues.
She is fellow of Thomson Reuters Foundation and Bloomberg Media Initiative for Africa.
