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Maize

Average maize price in kwacha, as supplied in the KSJ source file.

K200.39Aug 2026+3.1%on the month−19.8%on the year
12-month average284.89
Record high493.41Dec 2024
Record low38.65Mar 2012
Observations187since Jan 2011

Maize, Jan 2011 to Aug 2026

020040060020112013201520172019202120232025200.39

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MonthMaize (ZMW)
Aug 2026200.39
Jul 2026194.40
Jun 2026226.70
May 2026245.53
Apr 2026307.37
Mar 2026350.00
Feb 2026350.00
Jan 2026350.00
Dec 2025328.41
Nov 2025330.63
Oct 2025285.28
Sep 2025250.00
Aug 2025250.00
Jul 2025250.00
Jun 2025264.29
May 2025265.00
Apr 2025366.05
Mar 2025443.00
Jan 2025453.75
Dec 2024493.41
Nov 2024433.33
Oct 2024430.00
Sep 2024397.62
Aug 2024419.29
Jul 2024435.00
Jun 2024435.00
May 2024432.75
Apr 2024445.00
Mar 2024444.80
Feb 2024444.50
Jan 2024425.86
Dec 2023402.73
Nov 2023326.80
Oct 2023328.11
Sep 2023346.81
Aug 2023324.52
Jul 2023280.00
Jun 2023275.00
May 2023200.00
Apr 2023200.00
Mar 2023200.00
Feb 2023201.67
Jan 2023200.50
Dec 2022200.00
Nov 2022204.05
Oct 2022201.80
Sep 2022206.07
Aug 2022196.07
Jul 2022189.25
Jun 2022166.58
May 2022147.87
Apr 2022136.35
Mar 2022144.10
Feb 2022149.06
Jan 2022149.98
Dec 2021149.98
Nov 2021149.98
Oct 2021122.43
Sep 2021125.70
Aug 2021130.00
Jul 2021131.08
Jun 2021138.64
May 2021141.96
Apr 2021140.27
Mar 2021143.78
Feb 2021140.24
Jan 2021140.60
Dec 2020140.53
Nov 2020138.21
Oct 2020137.53
Sep 2020131.96
Aug 2020125.43
Jul 2020120.88
Jun 2020131.51
May 2020190.00
Apr 2020190.00
Mar 2020180.53
Feb 2020168.22
Jan 2020161.53
Dec 2019155.03
Nov 2019158.14
Oct 2019159.48
Sep 2019159.32
Aug 2019147.50
Jul 2019149.50
Jun 2019137.59
May 2019132.38
Apr 2019105.23
Mar 201999.52
Feb 201993.33
Jan 201989.79
Dec 201883.78
Nov 201863.79
Oct 201855.78
Sep 201864.18
Aug 201879.66
Jul 201878.83
Jun 201873.79
May 201873.16
Apr 201872.94
Mar 201867.36
Feb 201866.94
Jan 201868.75
Dec 201764.45
Nov 201762.98
Oct 201760.03
Sep 201760.84
Aug 201765.21
Jul 201768.44
Jun 201774.91
May 201782.06
Apr 2017120.89
Mar 2017119.20
Feb 2017120.80
Jan 2017117.93
Dec 2016109.42
Nov 2016108.42
Oct 2016101.84
Sep 201697.22
Aug 201691.69
Jul 201690.06
Jun 201693.78
May 201687.85
Apr 201689.02
Mar 201686.84
Feb 201691.25
Jan 201693.31
Dec 201589.80
Nov 201590.69
Oct 201596.78
Sep 201592.67
Aug 201580.78
Jul 201573.12
Jun 201570.39
May 201568.63
Apr 201568.91
Mar 201568.91
Feb 201568.91
Jan 201568.91
Dec 201468.91
Nov 201467.44
Oct 201467.44
Sep 201467.62
Aug 201467.24
Jul 201467.56
Jun 201468.99
May 201469.25
Apr 201476.71
Mar 201485.24
Feb 201485.19
Jan 201485.35
Dec 201385.60
Nov 201372.20
Oct 201368.83
Sep 201367.49
Aug 201367.68
Jul 201367.62
Jun 201366.50
May 201361.79
Apr 201357.26
Mar 201357.15
Feb 201355.70
Jan 201353.19
Dec 201255.26
Nov 201253.44
Oct 201253.41
Sep 201256.45
Aug 201250.61
Jul 201244.52
Jun 201240.03
May 201241.03
Apr 201238.69
Mar 201238.65
Feb 201239.27
Jan 201239.92
Dec 201140.89
Nov 201142.23
Oct 201143.10
Sep 201145.22
Aug 201145.60
Jul 201145.20
Jun 201143.52
May 201143.93
Apr 201143.85
Mar 201144.39
Feb 201147.55
Jan 201148.73

Source: Zambia Statistics Agency. Monthly. Gaps in the line are months with no published figure.

Change on a year earlier

Each bar is this month against the same month twelve months before — the comparison that strips out the seasonal pattern.

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