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Maize

Maize price in kwacha per 50 kg bag, monthly average.

K200.00Sep 2026−0.2%on the month−20.0%on the year
12-month average280.00
Record high493.41Jan 2025
Record low15.19Dec 2000
Observations310since Dec 2000

Maize, Dec 2000 to Sep 2026

0200400600Dec ’00Mar ’04Jun ’07Sep ’10Dec ’13Mar ’17Jun ’20Sep ’23200.00

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MonthMaize (ZMW)
Sep 2026200.00
Aug 2026200.39
Jul 2026202.98
Jun 2026226.70
May 2026245.53
Apr 2026307.37
Mar 2026340.50
Feb 2026342.69
Jan 2026349.52
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
Feb 2025453.75
Jan 2025493.41
Dec 2024433.33
Nov 2024430.00
Oct 2024397.62
Sep 2024419.29
Aug 2024435.00
Jul 2024435.00
Jun 2024432.75
May 2024445.00
Apr 2024444.80
Mar 2024444.50
Feb 2024425.86
Jan 2024402.73
Dec 2023326.80
Nov 2023328.11
Oct 2023346.81
Sep 2023324.52
Aug 2023280.00
Jul 2023275.00
Jun 2023200.00
May 2023200.00
Apr 2023200.00
Mar 2023201.67
Feb 2023200.50
Jan 2023200.00
Dec 2022204.05
Nov 2022201.79
Oct 2022206.07
Sep 2022196.07
Aug 2022189.25
Jul 2022166.58
Jun 2022147.87
May 2022136.34
Apr 2022144.10
Mar 2022149.05
Feb 2022149.98
Jan 2022149.98
Dec 2021149.98
Nov 2021122.44
Oct 2021125.70
Sep 2021130.00
Aug 2021131.08
Jul 2021138.64
Jun 2021141.95
May 2021140.27
Apr 2021143.78
Mar 2021140.24
Feb 2021140.60
Jan 2021140.53
Dec 2020138.21
Nov 2020137.53
Oct 2020131.96
Sep 2020125.43
Aug 2020120.88
Jul 2020131.51
Jun 2020190.00
May 2020190.00
Apr 2020180.53
Mar 2020168.22
Feb 2020161.53
Jan 2020155.03
Dec 2019158.13
Nov 2019159.47
Oct 2019159.33
Sep 2019147.50
Aug 2019149.50
Jul 2019137.59
Jun 2019132.38
May 2019105.23
Apr 201999.52
Mar 201993.33
Feb 201989.80
Jan 201983.78
Dec 201863.79
Nov 201855.78
Oct 201864.18
Sep 201879.65
Aug 201878.83
Jul 201873.78
Jun 201873.16
May 201872.94
Apr 201867.36
Mar 201866.94
Feb 201868.75
Jan 201864.45
Dec 201762.98
Nov 201760.03
Oct 201760.83
Sep 201765.21
Aug 201768.44
Jul 201774.91
Jun 201782.06
May 2017120.89
Apr 2017119.21
Mar 2017120.80
Feb 2017117.93
Jan 2017109.42
Dec 2016108.42
Nov 2016101.84
Oct 201697.22
Sep 201691.69
Aug 201690.06
Jul 201693.78
Jun 201687.85
May 201689.02
Apr 201686.85
Mar 201691.24
Feb 201693.31
Jan 201689.79
Dec 201590.68
Nov 201596.78
Oct 201592.67
Sep 201580.78
Aug 201573.12
Jul 201570.39
Jun 201568.63
May 201568.91
Apr 201568.91
Mar 201568.91
Feb 201568.91
Jan 201568.91
Dec 201467.44
Nov 201467.44
Oct 201467.62
Sep 201467.24
Aug 201467.56
Jul 201468.99
Jun 201469.25
May 201476.71
Apr 201485.24
Mar 201485.19
Feb 201485.35
Jan 201485.60
Dec 201372.20
Nov 201368.82
Oct 201367.49
Sep 201367.69
Aug 201367.62
Jul 201366.50
Jun 201361.79
May 201357.26
Apr 201357.15
Mar 201355.70
Feb 201353.19
Jan 201355.26
Dec 201253.44
Nov 201253.41
Oct 201256.45
Sep 201250.61
Aug 201244.52
Jul 201240.03
Jun 201241.03
May 201238.69
Apr 201238.64
Mar 201239.27
Feb 201239.92
Jan 201240.89
Dec 201142.23
Nov 201143.10
Oct 201145.22
Sep 201145.60
Aug 201145.20
Jul 201143.52
Jun 201143.93
May 201143.85
Apr 201144.38
Mar 201147.55
Feb 201148.74
Jan 201149.06
Dec 201049.05
Nov 201048.24
Oct 201047.67
Sep 201046.99
Aug 201048.09
Jul 201050.36
Jun 201050.46
May 201056.65
Apr 201059.41
Mar 201061.44
Feb 201060.67
Jan 201059.99
Dec 200959.66
Nov 200958.40
Oct 200957.25
Sep 200956.38
Aug 200957.70
Jul 200957.39
Jun 200957.04
May 200955.80
Apr 200956.11
Mar 200955.49
Feb 200955.49
Jan 200956.20
Dec 200857.47
Nov 200854.19
Oct 200850.34
Sep 200848.62
Aug 200847.13
Jul 200845.28
Jun 200841.86
May 200839.08
Apr 200838.18
Mar 200837.78
Feb 200837.41
Jan 200836.92
Dec 200736.59
Nov 200736.36
Oct 200735.48
Sep 200734.87
Aug 200733.56
Jul 200731.44
Jun 200731.47
May 200732.38
Apr 200733.97
Mar 200734.70
Feb 200736.14
Jan 200735.66
Dec 200635.82
Nov 200634.93
Oct 200633.52
Sep 200632.45
Aug 200631.50
Jul 200632.51
Jun 200633.52
May 200638.37
Apr 200646.89
Mar 200648.45
Feb 200645.96
Jan 200644.96
Dec 200544.97
Nov 200543.92
Oct 200543.94
Sep 200543.42
Aug 200540.26
Jul 200538.16
Jun 200537.84
May 200536.26
Apr 200537.08
Mar 200537.21
Feb 200536.28
Jan 200536.38
Dec 200435.52
Nov 200432.95
Oct 200431.00
Sep 200429.81
Aug 200431.27
Jul 200431.69
Jun 200430.17
May 200429.69
Apr 200435.83
Mar 200437.17
Feb 200435.25
Jan 200432.43
Dec 200330.00
Nov 200330.05
Oct 200330.96
Sep 200331.90
Aug 200331.66
Jul 200330.20
Jun 200333.91
May 200345.63
Apr 200349.46
Mar 200355.00
Feb 200359.36
Jan 200361.07
Dec 200256.23
Nov 200256.23
Oct 200255.55
Sep 200250.70
Aug 200250.71
Jul 200251.74
Jun 200248.56
May 200245.07
Apr 200243.62
Mar 200251.75
Feb 200253.36
Jan 200247.53
Dec 200136.72
Nov 200134.80
Oct 200134.39
Sep 200130.77
Aug 200131.27
Jul 200127.05
Jun 200120.22
May 200118.45
Apr 200118.57
Mar 200118.45
Feb 200118.18
Jan 200118.07
Dec 200015.19

Source: Bank of Zambia. 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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