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Maize (white) — wholesale price per kg

24.29MZN per kg▼ 4.2% vs May 2020

Maputo (Maputo Cidade) · Latest observation Jun 2020 · no newer data published

Maize (white) — wholesale price per kg

What is this?

The wholesale price of maize (white) 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 (white) — wholesale price per kg (Maputo (Maputo Cidade)) is 24.29 MZN per kg (Jun 2020), 640.5% higher than in Oct 1998. Over the last year: +6.3%.

Over all 257 observations since Oct 1998, the highest was 48.00 (Jan 2017) and the lowest 1.57 (Jul 1999).

The latest observation is from Jun 2020; 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.

What should I watch?

Data source

Source
WFP Market Monitor, Mozambique food prices (via HDX)
Status
Fetched live on the last refresh
Latest observation
Jun 2020
Last updated
2026-10-17
Frequency
Monthly
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.
Market:
0204060Oct 1998Jun 2020

Maputo (Maputo Cidade)Nampula (Nampula)

Latest
24.29
Change
+640.5%
Year on year
+6.3%
High
48.00 Jan 2017
Low
1.57 Jul 1999
Average
11.44
Volatility
36.7%

Maputo (Maputo Cidade) is 24.29 MZN per kg (Jun 2020), 640.5% higher than in Oct 1998. Over the last year: +6.3%.

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 wholesale price of maize (white) 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 (white) — wholesale price per kg (Maputo (Maputo Cidade)) is 24.29 MZN per kg (Jun 2020), 640.5% higher than in Oct 1998. Over the last year: +6.3%.

Over all 257 observations since Oct 1998, the highest was 48.00 (Jan 2017) and the lowest 1.57 (Jul 1999).

The latest observation is from Jun 2020; 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.

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Other varieties and units

Maize (imported) — retail price per kg40.00 MZN per kgunchanged · Sept 2013Maize (white) — retail price per kg34.00 MZN per kg−0.8% · Mar 2024

What should I watch?

Food inflation (year on year)8.69 %−0.22 pts · Sept 2026Inflation (consumer prices, year on year)6.31 %−0.14 pts · Sept 2026USD/MZN — US dollar in meticais63.84 MZN per USD−0.0% · 17 Oct 2026

Data source

Source
WFP Market Monitor, Mozambique food prices (via HDX)
Frequency
Monthly
Observations
257 (Oct 1998 – Jun 2020) for Maputo (Maputo Cidade); 3 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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