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: mchikanda@ama.co.zw ; jmanduna@ama.co.zw

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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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40.00

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(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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60.00

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S$)

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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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60.00

70.00Price

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S$)

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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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in U

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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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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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(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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us$

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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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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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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

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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

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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 omorn@acolchem.co.zw

2 Agricop International Pvt Limited INST 013 0718 909 477 agricrop@live.com;camanzira@hotmail.com

4 Agricura (Pvt) Ltd INST 030 04-621570/9 agricura@agricura.co.zw

5 Alaska Dolomite (Pvt) Ltd INST 015 067-21996 issieolwage@yahoo.com

6 Art Corporation Limited t/a

Chloride Zimbabwe Pvt Ltd

INST 069 04 621470-85 ekambauwa@chloride.co.zw

7 Avanos Enterprises (Pvt) Ltd INST 028 04-2916681/

2930941

mail@ewszim.co.zw

8 Avison Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd INST 054 04-798326/798346 zeph@victoryiskervices.com

9 Bayer Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd INST 048 04-487242/

0772234582

steven@bayerzw.com

10 Brands Africa (Pvt) Ltd INST 045 04-771736-740 Charles@brandsafrica.co.za

11 Bulawayo Seed Centre (Pvt) Ltd INST 029 09-882367/

0772322898

Martha@bulawayoseedcentre.co.zw

12 Cecon Enterprises INTS 065 09 68197 /

0772 550 351

cecon@yoafrica.com

13 Charter Seeds Pvt Limited INTS 061 04 780 391 glencampbell@zol.co.zw

14 Christopher William Maggs INST 023 04495736/

0772 394 317

chrismaggs@zol.co.zw

15 Consolidated Farming (CFI) t/a

Farm & City

04-251162-

8/0772509429

emelymu@farmandcity.co.zw

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16 Cooper Zimbabwe (1992) (Pvt)

Ltd

INST 021 04-486134/

0712605848

philermenak@ecomed.co.zw

17 Cropserve (Pvt) Ltd INST 006 04-307688 ian@intercrop.co.zw

18 Curechem Oversea (Pvt) Ltd INST 025 04-490500 Research.ccopl@curechem.com.

19 Dana B Flowers Pvt Limited INST 058 0772 948 585 violets@dana-b-farm.com

20 Delports Tobacco Bettle

Exterminators

INST 022 04-662598/9-

0774433645

admin@delports.com

21 Dynalab International Zimbabwe INST 055 0774 389 885 tdchihuri@gmail.com

22 Ecomark Ltd INST 026 04-486134/

0712605848

philermenak@ecomed.co.zw

23 Exclusive Brands INST 027 04-446431/2 pardank@warpakzim.com

24 Fercochem (Pvt) Ltd INST 007 04-494547 fercochem@zol.co.zw

25 Ferts, Seed and Grain FSG) INST 003 0772143243-5 andrewm@fsg.co.zw

26 Greenyard Services (Pvt) Ltd INST 020 04-446728-9 pc@greenyard.co.zw

27 Grow Agriculture (Pvt) Ltd INST 004 04-301627/

0772235532/8

Grow.agriculture@gmail.com

28 I Fintz Trading Corporation INST 044 770811/2 Charles@brandsafrica.co.zw

29 IETC Zimbabwe INST 001 04-788243 Jaydip.Patil@etgworld.com

30 Intaba Trading (Pvt) Ltd INST 008 04-884336/

0772666690

mevans@damara.org

31 Intrachem Pvt Limited INTS 062 04 498917/8 menfred@intrachem.co.zw

32 Kencor t/a National Tested

Seeds

INST 014 04-310284-7 jwilde@natseeds.co.zw

33 Klein Karoo Seed Manufacturing INST 019 08644103184/ zim@seedmarketing.co.za

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0772854121

34 Lampson Trading (Pvt) Ltd INST 033 772354488

35 Leclot Investment t/a Market

Fresh

INST 043 772235506 gdb@zol.co.zw

36 Livestock Solutions Pvt Ltd INTS 063 0712 402 896/

0773 205 150

angepret@afriglobal.com

37 Maggs Christopher William INST 023 772394317 chrismaggs@zol.co.zw

38 Makata Logistics Pvt Limited INST 068 0772 320 703 matthew.mccarter.mm@gmail.com

39 Matapiri Seed Sales (Pvt) Ltd INST 010 712631738

40 Ministry of Defence INST 046 712307856

41 Mukushi Seeds (Pvt) Ltd INST 049 776404044 j.macrobert@gmail.com

42 Multipest Services (Pvt) Ltd INST 057 04 30003-5 marketing@citchem.co.zw

43 Nova Agro Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd INST 041 772327549 heather@novazim.co.zw

44 Nutrient Technology INST 016

45 Nyiombo Investments (Pvt) Ltd INST 036 04-779364 t.nyathi@gmail.com

46 Omnia Fertilizer Zimbabwe INST 056 0772 130 638-640 sigwamba@omnia.co.za

47 Pannar Seed (Pvt) Ltd INST 024 0273-2833/0 sikhae@pannar.co.zw

48 Pedstock Investments Pvt Limited INST 070 04 851254-

6;851687-90

mcmillan@floraline.biz

49 Pepper Way Investments (Pvt)

Ltd

INST 011 712211391 Sabrina@msjenrich.com

50 Pioneer Hi-Bred Zimbabwe (Pvt)

Ltd

0712646226/

0772409572

Kervin.madziwa@pioneer.com

51 Pittsworth Seed (Pvt) Ltd INST 018 04-447760/1 admin@pittsworthseeds.co.zw

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52 Pivotal Agro Services (Pvt) Ltd INST 032 04-309800 mazaru@pivotalagro.com

53 Polachem Investments (Pvt) Ltd INST 002 04-334186/

334204

polachem@sa.co.zw

54 Prime Crop Protection (Pvt) Ltd INST 039 04-480501-2/

0712415053

pcp@ecoweb.co.zw

55 Prime Seed (Pvt) Ltd INST 042 04-480501-2 matano@primeseed.co.zw

56 Profert Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd INST 052 04-745429 Enquiries@profertzim.com

57 Quton Seed Company INST 064 0731 756 156/

0713 756 525

tichaonara@qutonafrica.com

58 Refiloe Trading (Pvt) Ltd INST 034 04-446882-7 lucas@sddzim.co.zw

59 Riteon Investments t/a Greencon INST 047 04-446754/

0773141273

Charles@greencon.co.zw

60 Saiwit Holdings (Pvt) Ltd INST 031 0782 009259 mevans@damara.org

61 Seed Co Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd INST 050 772330403 joshuaga@seedco.co.zw

62 Seedridge 772413513 mercy@seedridge.com

63 Sentrezar Trading (Pvt) Ltd t/a

Zimseeds

INST 053 772369916 zimseedspz@gmail.com

64 Simply Seeds Pvt Limited INTS 066 0775 218 956 simplyseeds@zol.co.zw

65 Syngenta Agro Services AG INTS 012 772402477 Joe.mkandla@syngenta.com

66 The Seed Potato Co-operative

Company (1987) Ltd

INTS 067 04 485584 seedspud2@yahoo.com

67 Tobacco Research Board INST 073 0712 886 946 tdzingai@kutsaga.co.zw;businessdevelopm

ent@kutsaga.co.zw

68 Tocek Investments (Pvt) Ltd INST 037 0712611446/

0773445981

tocekzadzamatura@gmail.com

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69 Triomf Fertilisers Zimbabwe

(Pvt) Ltd

INST 009 04-620120/7/

0772869421

triomffertzim@gmail.com

70 Trowbar Enterprises t/a Maguires INST 017 04-753031-5 innocent@incofrieght.com

71 Windmill (Pvt) Ltd INST 040 04-334911/9 gopoza@windmill.co.zw

72 Wormhill Investments Pvt Ltd t/a

Eezi Pool

INST 060 04 305207/616/706 fortu@eezipool.co.zw

73 ZFC Limited INST 038 04-753882-

6/0772199165

zendal@zfc.co.zw

74 Zimasco (Pvt) Ltd INST 035 055-24041-

8/0772101135

sitholem@zimasco.co.zw

75 Zimbabwe Platinum Mines Pvt

Limited

INST 071 04 886878-88 charles.mugwambi@zimplats.com

76 Zimbabwe Potato Micro-

Propagation

712631738

77 Zimbabwe Sugar Association INST 059 0777 546 798 lmpofu@zsnes@org.zw

78 Zimbabwe Tobacco Seed

Association

INST 005 04-305124 accounts@ztsa.net

79 Zimcode Enterprises Pvt Limited INST 072 0772 262 859 sibandark@zimcode.co.zw

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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.