Maize meal (white, without bran) — retail price per kg
38.33MZN per kg▲ 2.2% vs Jan 2021
Maputo (Maputo Cidade) · Latest observation Feb 2021 · no newer data published
Maputo (Maputo Cidade)Chimoio (Manica)Quelimane (Zambezia)
- Latest
- 38.33
- Change
- +91.6%
- High
- 38.33 Feb 2021
- Low
- 20.00 Jul 2013
- Average
- 25.06
- Volatility
- 37.8%
Maputo (Maputo Cidade) is 38.33 MZN per kg (Feb 2021), 91.6% higher than in Jul 2013. This is the highest level in the period shown.
Each line is one market town, not a province or national average. Months without a reported price are left out, not filled in.
What is this?
The retail price of maize meal (white, without bran) observed in local markets.
How to read it
Compare markets to see where it costs more; compare years to see how prices moved. Seasonal swings around the harvest are normal.
Unit: MZN per kg.
What does the data say?
Maize meal (white, without bran) — retail price per kg (Maputo (Maputo Cidade)) is 38.33 MZN per kg (Feb 2021), 91.6% higher than in Jul 2013. This is the highest level in the period shown.
Over all 39 observations since Jul 2013, the highest was 38.33 (Feb 2021) and the lowest 20.00 (Jul 2013).
The latest observation is from Feb 2021; the source has not published anything newer.
Why does it matter?
- Households: Staple prices determine how far a household's income goes.
- Businesses: Traders' margins and input costs.
- Government: Food security monitoring.
- Investors: Inflation and consumer demand.
- Mobile money: Higher food prices may reduce money left for other transactions; higher nominal transaction values do not necessarily mean higher real spending.
Observed facts are above; these are possible implications, not measured effects.
Where it costs most — May 2021
Only markets with a price for the same month are ranked, so the comparison is like for like.
| Market | Latest | Year on year |
|---|---|---|
| Mandimba (Niassa) | 71.94 MZN per kg | +66.6% |
| Pemba (Cabo Delgado) | 66.25 MZN per kg | +3.2% |
| Tete (Tete) | 62.50 MZN per kg | +30.4% |
| Balama (Cabo Delgado) | 50.00 MZN per kg | +5.3% |
| Lichinga (Niassa) | 50.00 MZN per kg | −28.6% |
| Manica (Manica) | 50.00 MZN per kg | +0.0% |
| Caia (Sofala) | 45.00 MZN per kg | +12.5% |
| Gondola (Manica) | 45.00 MZN per kg | +8.0% |
| Inhambane (Inhambane) | 45.00 MZN per kg | +14.9% |
| Mabote (Inhambane) | 45.00 MZN per kg | +11.3% |
| Panda (Inhambane) | 45.00 MZN per kg | +0.0% |
| Xai Xai (Gaza) | 45.00 MZN per kg | — |
| Nhamatanda (Sofala) | 43.75 MZN per kg | −2.8% |
| Funhalouro (Inhambane) | 41.67 MZN per kg | −3.8% |
| Morrumbene (Inhambane) | 41.67 MZN per kg | +16.3% |
| Vilanculos (Inhambane) | 41.33 MZN per kg | −17.3% |
| Cuamba (Niassa) | 41.25 MZN per kg | — |
| Chimoio (Manica) | 40.00 MZN per kg | −20.0% |
| Maxixe (Inhambane) | 40.00 MZN per kg | +15.7% |
| Mocuba (Zambezia) | 40.00 MZN per kg | −14.3% |
| Montepuez (Cabo Delgado) | 40.00 MZN per kg | +0.0% |
| Quelimane (Zambezia) | 40.00 MZN per kg | +14.3% |
| Govuro (Inhambane) | 38.78 MZN per kg | +30.7% |
| Inhassoro (Inhambane) | 38.75 MZN per kg | +10.7% |
| Massinga (Inhambane) | 38.33 MZN per kg | +3.0% |
23 more with older observations
| Namuno (Cabo Delgado) | 62.50 | Apr 2021 |
| Namaacha (Maputo) | 46.25 | Apr 2021 |
| Chibuto (Gaza) | 45.00 | Apr 2021 |
| Murrupula (Nampula) | 48.33 | Mar 2021 |
| Mutarara (Tete) | 30.00 | Mar 2021 |
| Changara (Tete) | 40.00 | Feb 2021 |
| Maputo (Maputo Cidade) | 38.33 | Feb 2021 |
| Moamba (Maputo) | 40.00 | Jan 2021 |
| Macanga (Niassa) | 35.00 | Dec 2020 |
| Boane (Maputo) | 47.08 | Aug 2020 |
| Malema (Nampula) | 25.00 | Jul 2020 |
| Bela Vista (Maputo) | 50.00 | Jun 2020 |
| Buzi (Sofala) | 47.50 | Jun 2020 |
| Chicualacuala Mapai (Gaza) | 43.89 | Jun 2020 |
| Chokwe (Gaza) | 40.00 | Jun 2020 |
| Cidade da Matola (Maputo) | 32.08 | Jun 2020 |
| Gorongoza (Sofala) | 32.00 | Jun 2020 |
| Nampula (Nampula) | 45.00 | May 2020 |
| Beira (Sofala) | 40.00 | May 2020 |
| Ribaue (Nampula) | 45.00 | Mar 2020 |
| Milange (Zambezia) | 50.00 | Aug 2019 |
| Alto Molócuè (Zambezia) | 30.00 | Aug 2019 |
| Nacala (Nampula) | 70.00 | Mar 2019 |
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What should I watch?
Data source
- Source
- WFP Market Monitor, Mozambique food prices (via HDX)
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Observations
- 39 (Jul 2013 – Feb 2021) for Maputo (Maputo Cidade); 49 market in total
- Last retrieved
- 2026-10-17
- Method
- Prices collected by WFP and partners in local markets (largely from Mozambique's agricultural market information system, SIMA). Monthly, in meticais, per stated unit.
- Limitations
- Each series is one market town, not a province or national average. Coverage varies by market and has thinned since 2024; check each market's last observation date. Product quality and package size follow the stated unit only.
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