KALONDE NYATI, Lusaka
LOW soya beans production last season has contributed to supply challenges on the market with an analyst projecting that the price, which is currently at about US$460 per tonne, could increase.
Briefcase Trader commodity analyst Nkandu Mwenge said in an interview yesterday that despite increased cultivating areas, coupled with a rise in the number of small-scale farmers growing soyabeans, production levels went down due to poor rainfall.
This has resulted in low supply on the market.
Soya beans production during the 2018-19 season reduced to 281,389 tonnes from 302,720 tonnes recorded in the 2017-18 season CLICK TO READ MORE