Tanzania-Meat and Cattle report.

TANZANIA-MEAT AND CATTLE REPORT.

Meat price sticky amid rise in Livestock supply

By Hassan Mghenyi

The livestock supply to Dar es Salaam from upcountry increased to 865 animals on the average last week from 785 the previous week.

But the meat price has remained at Sh4,000 a kilo for nearly two months.

A Ministry of Trade, Industry and Marketing report shows that 465 head of cattle were on the average supplied daily last week, more than 425 the previous week.

The Pugu market receives cattle mainly from Singida, Tabora, Shinyanga, Dodoma and Morogoro.

The average price of a grade two cow was Sh330,000 last week compared with Sh384,000 a week earlier while that of a grade three animal decreased to Sh184,000 from Sh274,000.

The average price of a grade two bull was Sh510,000 last week from Sh506,000 the previous week. A mature grade three male animal was sold for Sh388,000, lower than Sh414,000 during the same period.

The report indicates that 300 goats were delivered daily last week compared with 280 the previous week. A grade two she-goat was traded at an average of Sh67,600 last week from Sh58,200 the preceding week.

A grade three nanny-goat was sold at Sh40,000 compared with Sh43,200 during the same period.

A grade two he-goat was traded at an average of Sh70,400 last week from Sh69,200 during the period while a grade three male goat was sold for Sh43,200 from Sh47,800.

However, the sheep supply increased to an average of 100 a day last week from 80 the previous week. The average price of a grade two ewe was Sh56,600 last week compared with Sh50,000 a week earlier while that of a grade three animal was Sh36,600 last week higher than Sh35,600 before.

A grade two ram was sold for an average of Sh68,400 last week compared with Sh56,800 the preceding week. A grade three ram was sold for Sh39,400 from Sh39,000 during the same period..

Livestock keepers have recently started selling their animals to get money to buy food which is increasingly becoming scarce.