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AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AUTHORITY “Promoting fairness and order in the agricultural sector”
AGRO-INPUT MONITOR ISSUE 2 OF 2016
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Agricultural Marketing Authority (AMA), No 8 Leman Road, Mount Pleasant, Harare.
Website: www.ama.co.zw. Telephones: 04 308662-4
Email Addresses: [email protected] ; [email protected]
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1.0 INTRODUCTION
(a) In an effort to inform the Zimbabwe farming community about the prevailing input supply and
distribution, AMA publishes this monthly Agro-Input Monitor report,
(b) To avoid buying counterfeit and sub-standard seed, chemicals, stock feed and fertilizers, farmers
are encouraged to buy from registered Agro-Inputs Suppliers,
(c) All Agro-Input Suppliers and manufacturers operating across the country are mandated to be
registered with the Agricultural Marketing Authority as provided for by Statutory Instrument 147
of 2012.
(d) All dully registered Agro-Inputs Suppliers have an opportunity to advertise through this monthly
publications as a service from the authority.
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2.0 INPUT PRICE TRENDS
2.1 FERTILIZERS
Figure 1.0: Average Price Trends for Lime & Nitrate -Based Fertilizer – February 2016
Source: Survey Data, Feb 2016
Ammonium Nitrate Lime Ammonium Nitrate Urea Agricultural Lime
HARARE 31.50 24.50 33.25 7.00
CHINHOYI 33.66 33.75 7.50
BINDURA 32.17 31.00 7.00
GOKWE 30.50 35.50
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5.00
10.00
15.00
20.00
25.00
30.00
35.00
40.00
Price
(u
s$)
per
50kg
HARARE CHINHOYI BINDURA GOKWE
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Figure 2.0: Average Price Trends for Compound Fertilizers –February 2016
Source: Survey data, Feb 16.
Compound B Compound C Compound DCompound
D+ZincCompound J Compound L Compound S Compound T
HARARE 50.00 34.00 27.50 28.50 39.00 36.50 37.00
CHINHOYI 45.00 35.00 30.00 30.00 36.50 34.50 37.50 36.00
BINDURA 44.50 34.00 27.50 27.50 33.50 35.67
GOKWE 35.00 30.00 35.00 34.00 37.00
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10.00
20.00
30.00
40.00
50.00
60.00
Price
(U
S$)
per
50kg B
ag
HARARE CHINHOYI BINDURA GOKWE
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Figure 3.0: Average Price Trends for Sulphate based and Straight Fertilizers –February 2016
Source: Survey data, Feb 16.
Calcium Sulphate Muriate of Potash 60%K Single Super Phosphate 19%P Sulphate of Potash 50%k
HARARE 8.00 42.00 25.50 58.50
CHINHOYI 44.00 20.00
BINDURA 7.00
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10.00
20.00
30.00
40.00
50.00
60.00
70.00Price
(U
S$)
per
50kg B
ag
HARARE CHINHOYI BINDURA
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2.2 CHEMICALS
Figure 4.0: Average Prices of selected Pesticides and Aphicides for the month of February, 2016.
Source: Survey data, February 2016
Abamectin(500ml)
Acetamark(45g)
AphidKill(200ml)
Carbaryl85%
WP(1kg)
Dimethoate40 EC(1Litre)
Dicofol 25WP(1 Litre)
Diptrex 2.5Gran(2kg)
Fernkill(500ml)
Malathion(200ml)
MethylBromide680(1kg)
Monocrotophos
40EC(750ml)
HARARE 11.00 7.25 8.00 6.00 6.50
CHINHOYI 13.00 6.25 8.50 6.00 8.22 20.00 10.50
CHIREDZI 1.50 4.00 6.00 4.00
BINDURA 14.00 6.00 6.50 12.00
GOKWE 15.00 13.00 5.00 15.20 10.50
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5
10
15
20
25
Price
in U
S$
HARARE CHINHOYI CHIREDZI BINDURA GOKWE
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Figure 5.0: Average Prices of selected Herbicides and Fungicides for the month of February, 2016.
Source: Survey data, February 2016
Atrazine80WP(500m
l)
Banvel (1Litre)
Bravo(1Litre)
Buctril(1Litre)
CopperOxychloride(
1 kg)
DithaneM45(500g)
Alachlor 43EC(1 Litre)
MCPA(1litre)
Metalachlor(1 Litre)
Paraquat(1Litre)
Shavit(1Litre)
Sulphur80WP(1 kg)
Thiram80WP(1Litre)
HARARE 5.50 19.00 19.00 6.25 7.25 8.00 6.00 14.60 8.00 6.00
CHINHOYI 6.75 20.00 16.00 8.00 8.50 7.25 7.00 9.50 15.30 8.60
CHIREDZI 6.00 7.00 9.00
BINDURA 6.00 7.50 6.00 8.00 7.00 16.00
GOKWE 6.60 15.20 8.60
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5.00
10.00
15.00
20.00
25.00
Price
in U
S$
HARARE CHINHOYI CHIREDZI BINDURA GOKWE
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2.3 SEED
Figure 6.0: Average Price Trends for Different Maize seed varieties –February 2016
Source: Survey Data, Feb 2016
SC 709 SC 719 SC727 SC633 SC637 SC513(10kg) SC533 SC529 SC403PHB
30G19(10kg)
HARARE 28
CHINHOYI 94 102.4 118.2 80.9 78 72.8 72.8 72.8
CHIREDZI 31
BINDURA 28
GOKWE 85.45 93.06 107.39 73.5 70.88 27.58 66.15 66.15 69.48 28
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20
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60
80
100
120
140
Price
(us$
)per
25kg
Maize seed varieties
HARARE CHINHOYI CHIREDZI BINDURA GOKWE
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Figure 7.0: Average Price Trends for selected small grains and oil-seeds seed varieties –February 2016
Source: Survey Data, Feb 2016
Sorghum SC Smile Pearl Millet (5kg)Groundnuts SC
NyandaSugar Beans SC
BountyCowpeas IT 18
Soya Beans SCSerenade
CHIREDZI 9.50 33.00 33.00 13.00
GOKWE 8.50 45.00 39.20
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5.00
10.00
15.00
20.00
25.00
30.00
35.00
40.00
45.00
50.00
Pci
e (
us$
)per
25kg
CHIREDZI GOKWE
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2.4 STOCKFEED
Figure 8.0: Average Price Trends for Broiler Feed –February 2016
Source: Survey data, February 2016
Broiler Starter Mash Broiler Pre Starter Mash Broiler Growers Mash Broiler Concentrate Broiler Finisher Mash
HARARE 32.00 46.00 30.00
CHINHOYI 33.50 29.00 54.00 33.00
CHIREDZI 48.80 46.60 34.00
BINDURA
GOKWE 31.00 43.00 29.00
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10.00
20.00
30.00
40.00
50.00
60.00
Price
(U
S$)
per
50kg b
ag
Type of feed
HARARE CHINHOYI CHIREDZI BINDURA GOKWE
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Figure 9.0: Average Price Trends for Layers Feed –February 2016
Source: Survey data, FEB 16
Layers Starter Mash Layers Chick MashLayers ChickConcentrate
Pullet developer Layers Mash Layers Concentrate
HARARE 28.15 35
CHINHOYI 28 43 25 29 41.5
CHIREDZI
BINDURA
GOKWE 31
AVERAGE 31 28 43 25 28.6 38.25
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5
10
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30
35
40
45
50
Price
(us$
) per
50kg B
ag
Layers Feed type
HARARE CHINHOYI CHIREDZI BINDURA GOKWE AVERAGE
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Figure 10.0: Average Price Trends for Pig Feed–February 2016
Source: Survey data, Feb 16
Pig Creep Meal Pig Creep Concentrate Pig Grower Meal Pig Finisher Concentrate Boar & Dry Sow Meal
HARARE 33.5 50 50 33.2
CHINHOYI 35 47 50.4 39.5 24
CHIREDZI
BINDURA
GOKWE
AVERAGE 37 48.5 50.2 36.35 24
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Price
(us$
) per
50kg B
ag
Pig Feed type
HARARE CHINHOYI CHIREDZI BINDURA GOKWE AVERAGE
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Figure 11.0: Average Price Trends for Beef Feed & Supplements –February 2016
Source: Survey data, Feb 16
Mabiko K Coarse Salt Mabiko Premix
HARARE 8.5
CHINHOYI 31 32
CHIREDZI
BINDURA
GOKWE
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Price
(U
S$)
per
50kg B
ag
Beef Feed Type
HARARE CHINHOYI CHIREDZI BINDURA GOKWE
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3.0 AGRO INPUT SUPPLIERS FOR THE 2015/16 SEASON
No Company name AMA Cert
number
Contact Numbers E-mail Address
1 Acol Chemicals Holdings (Pvt) Ltd INST 051 772200876 [email protected]
2 Agricop International Pvt Limited INST 013 0718 909 477 [email protected] ;[email protected]
4 Agricura (Pvt) Ltd INST 030 04-621570/9 [email protected]
5 Alaska Dolomite (Pvt) Ltd INST 015 067-21996 [email protected]
6 Art Corporation Limited t/a
Chloride Zimbabwe Pvt Ltd
INST 069 04 621470-85 [email protected]
7 Avanos Enterprises (Pvt) Ltd INST 028 04-2916681/
2930941
[email protected]
8 Avison Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd INST 054 04-798326/798346 [email protected]
9 Bayer Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd INST 048 04-487242/
0772234582
[email protected]
10 Brands Africa (Pvt) Ltd INST 045 04-771736-740 [email protected]
11 Bulawayo Seed Centre (Pvt) Ltd INST 029 09-882367/
0772322898
[email protected]
12 Cecon Enterprises INTS 065 09 68197 /
0772 550 351
[email protected]
13 Charter Seeds Pvt Limited INTS 061 04 780 391 [email protected]
14 Christopher William Maggs INST 023 04495736/
0772 394 317
[email protected]
15 Consolidated Farming (CFI) t/a
Farm & City
04-251162-
8/0772509429
[email protected]
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16 Cooper Zimbabwe (1992) (Pvt)
Ltd
INST 021 04-486134/
0712605848
[email protected]
17 Cropserve (Pvt) Ltd INST 006 04-307688 [email protected]
18 Curechem Oversea (Pvt) Ltd INST 025 04-490500 [email protected] .
19 Dana B Flowers Pvt Limited INST 058 0772 948 585 [email protected]
20 Delports Tobacco Bettle
Exterminators
INST 022 04-662598/9-
0774433645
[email protected]
21 Dynalab International Zimbabwe INST 055 0774 389 885 [email protected]
22 Ecomark Ltd INST 026 04-486134/
0712605848
[email protected]
23 Exclusive Brands INST 027 04-446431/2 [email protected]
24 Fercochem (Pvt) Ltd INST 007 04-494547 [email protected]
25 Ferts, Seed and Grain FSG) INST 003 0772143243-5 [email protected]
26 Greenyard Services (Pvt) Ltd INST 020 04-446728-9 [email protected]
27 Grow Agriculture (Pvt) Ltd INST 004 04-301627/
0772235532/8
[email protected]
28 I Fintz Trading Corporation INST 044 770811/2 [email protected]
29 IETC Zimbabwe INST 001 04-788243 [email protected]
30 Intaba Trading (Pvt) Ltd INST 008 04-884336/
0772666690
[email protected]
31 Intrachem Pvt Limited INTS 062 04 498917/8 [email protected]
32 Kencor t/a National Tested
Seeds
INST 014 04-310284-7 [email protected]
33 Klein Karoo Seed Manufacturing INST 019 08644103184/ [email protected]
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0772854121
34 Lampson Trading (Pvt) Ltd INST 033 772354488
35 Leclot Investment t/a Market
Fresh
INST 043 772235506 [email protected]
36 Livestock Solutions Pvt Ltd INTS 063 0712 402 896/
0773 205 150
[email protected]
37 Maggs Christopher William INST 023 772394317 [email protected]
38 Makata Logistics Pvt Limited INST 068 0772 320 703 [email protected]
39 Matapiri Seed Sales (Pvt) Ltd INST 010 712631738
40 Ministry of Defence INST 046 712307856
41 Mukushi Seeds (Pvt) Ltd INST 049 776404044 [email protected]
42 Multipest Services (Pvt) Ltd INST 057 04 30003-5 [email protected]
43 Nova Agro Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd INST 041 772327549 [email protected]
44 Nutrient Technology INST 016
45 Nyiombo Investments (Pvt) Ltd INST 036 04-779364 [email protected]
46 Omnia Fertilizer Zimbabwe INST 056 0772 130 638-640 [email protected]
47 Pannar Seed (Pvt) Ltd INST 024 0273-2833/0 [email protected]
48 Pedstock Investments Pvt Limited INST 070 04 851254-
6;851687-90
[email protected]
49 Pepper Way Investments (Pvt)
Ltd
INST 011 712211391 [email protected]
50 Pioneer Hi-Bred Zimbabwe (Pvt)
Ltd
0712646226/
0772409572
[email protected]
51 Pittsworth Seed (Pvt) Ltd INST 018 04-447760/1 [email protected]
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52 Pivotal Agro Services (Pvt) Ltd INST 032 04-309800 [email protected]
53 Polachem Investments (Pvt) Ltd INST 002 04-334186/
334204
[email protected]
54 Prime Crop Protection (Pvt) Ltd INST 039 04-480501-2/
0712415053
[email protected]
55 Prime Seed (Pvt) Ltd INST 042 04-480501-2 [email protected]
56 Profert Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd INST 052 04-745429 [email protected]
57 Quton Seed Company INST 064 0731 756 156/
0713 756 525
[email protected]
58 Refiloe Trading (Pvt) Ltd INST 034 04-446882-7 [email protected]
59 Riteon Investments t/a Greencon INST 047 04-446754/
0773141273
[email protected]
60 Saiwit Holdings (Pvt) Ltd INST 031 0782 009259 [email protected]
61 Seed Co Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd INST 050 772330403 [email protected]
62 Seedridge 772413513 [email protected]
63 Sentrezar Trading (Pvt) Ltd t/a
Zimseeds
INST 053 772369916 [email protected]
64 Simply Seeds Pvt Limited INTS 066 0775 218 956 [email protected]
65 Syngenta Agro Services AG INTS 012 772402477 [email protected]
66 The Seed Potato Co-operative
Company (1987) Ltd
INTS 067 04 485584 [email protected]
67 Tobacco Research Board INST 073 0712 886 946 [email protected] ;businessdevelopm
[email protected]
68 Tocek Investments (Pvt) Ltd INST 037 0712611446/
0773445981
[email protected]
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69 Triomf Fertilisers Zimbabwe
(Pvt) Ltd
INST 009 04-620120/7/
0772869421
[email protected]
70 Trowbar Enterprises t/a Maguires INST 017 04-753031-5 [email protected]
71 Windmill (Pvt) Ltd INST 040 04-334911/9 [email protected]
72 Wormhill Investments Pvt Ltd t/a
Eezi Pool
INST 060 04 305207/616/706 [email protected]
73 ZFC Limited INST 038 04-753882-
6/0772199165
[email protected]
74 Zimasco (Pvt) Ltd INST 035 055-24041-
8/0772101135
[email protected]
75 Zimbabwe Platinum Mines Pvt
Limited
INST 071 04 886878-88 [email protected]
76 Zimbabwe Potato Micro-
Propagation
712631738
77 Zimbabwe Sugar Association INST 059 0777 546 798 lmpofu@[email protected]
78 Zimbabwe Tobacco Seed
Association
INST 005 04-305124 [email protected]
79 Zimcode Enterprises Pvt Limited INST 072 0772 262 859 [email protected]
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4.0 DISCLAIMER
(a) The information in this report comes from monthly surveys conducted by Agricultural Marketing Authority field staff,
(b) Blank means there were not stocks available,
(c) The availability of an input across the five towns usually varies from poor, fair and good.
While the Agricultural Marketing Authority strives to provide accurate and timely information, there may be unintended
technical/factual inaccuracies and typographical errors in this Agro-input Monitor. Decisions based on information contained
herein are the sole responsibility of the reader who agrees to hold the Authority harmless against any claims for damages
arising from any decisions that the reader makes based on this information.