Less Livestock Supplied To Market
TANZANIA - The cattle supply to Pugu market in Dar es Salaam from upcountry has decreased by 5.5 per cent. But meat prices have remained at between Sh3,000 and Sh4,800 a kilo. A ministry of Trade, Industry and Marketing report shows that 970 animals on the average were received a day at the Pugu terminal market last week, fewer than 1,011 the previous week.
24 August 2010
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It shows that 520 head of cattle were on the average supplied daily last week, fewer than 550 the previous week, reports AllAfrica.com . The average price of a mature grade two cow was Sh370,000 compared with Sh400,000 the preceding week while that of a grade three animal declined to Sh218,000 from Sh220,000.
The average price of a mature male grade two animal was Sh504,000 last week, lower than Sh550,000 the previous week. A mature grade three male animal was sold for Sh400,000 against Sh410,000 over the period.
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