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Food markets · wholesale bulletins
Dated Ministry wholesale bulletins are converted into national medians and regional observations. Coverage counts and missing commodities stay visible.
History available since the first verified public observation in the canonical series. Missing dates remain missing.
As at · Source: Ministry of Industry & Trade (Wizara ya Viwanda na Biashara) — dated wholesale price bulletins
Maize wholesale median
TZS 76,250
-4.1% m/m from the prior observation
National bulletin median across 30 reporting markets; TZS per 100kg.
As at · Source: Ministry of Industry & Trade
Rice wholesale median
TZS 250,000
+4.2% m/m from the prior observation
National bulletin median across 31 reporting markets; TZS per 100kg.
As at · Source: Ministry of Industry & Trade
Beans wholesale median
TZS 250,000
+2.0% m/m from the prior observation
National bulletin median across 31 reporting markets; TZS per 100kg.
As at · Source: Ministry of Industry & Trade
Cost & inflation context
Each reading keeps its own vintage. Arrows identify channels to investigate—not a claim that one observation caused the next.
Dar es Salaam fuel caps
As at Jul 2026 · EWURA ↗
June inflation
As at Jun 2026 · y/y · NBS ↗
Maize-to-diesel value ratio
18.2 L
litres of equivalent value
The wholesale value of 100kg of maize divided by the Dar es Salaam diesel cap. This is a relative-price lens, not an estimate of freight cost.
1 Jul 2026 crop bulletin · Jul 2026 fuel cap · KCP calculation
Transport-cost pressure read
The July diesel cap eased 1.6% m/m, but remains 51.1% above a year earlier. Current pressure is annual, not a fresh monthly acceleration.
Context only—not a forecast or causal attribution.
Price system · latest readings
Global oil + FX
USD/TZS 2,640
26 Jul 2026
Global oil and the shilling can shape landed fuel costs. USD/TZS is the governed current reading here; no current global-oil spot figure is attached.
Bank of Tanzania →Possible channel →
EWURA caps
D 4,182 · P 3,990
Jul 2026
Regulated maximum retail prices for Dar es Salaam; not observed pump transactions.
EWURA →Possible channel →
Transport & processing
Not available
Jun 2026
Transport CPI is a consumer-basket measure, not a crop-freight cost index.
National Bureau of Statistics →Possible channel →
Wholesale crops
TZS 76,250 / 100kg
1 Jul 2026
National bulletin-derived median, conditional on the markets reporting.
Ministry of Industry & Trade →Possible channel →
Consumer basket
Food 4.1%
Jun 2026
NBS annual food and headline consumer-price inflation.
National Bureau of Statistics →How have the three staple wholesale medians changed?
As at 1 Jul 2026 · Source: Ministry of Industry & Trade (Wizara ya Viwanda na Biashara) — dated wholesale price bulletins. Exact values and method remain in the static evidence table below.
Crawlable core table
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| Commodity | Latest reading | 1-month change | 3-month change | Reporting markets | Observation / source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maize | TZS 76,250 / 100kg | -4.1% | -9.2% | 30 | 1 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Industry & Trade ↗ |
| Rice | TZS 250,000 / 100kg | +4.2% | -5.7% | 31 | 1 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Industry & Trade ↗ |
| Sorghum | TZS 150,000 / 100kg | 0.0% | 0.0% | 29 | 1 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Industry & Trade ↗ |
| Bulrush Millet | TZS 165,000 / 100kg | +1.5% | +3.1% | 27 | 1 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Industry & Trade ↗ |
| Finger Millet | TZS 255,000 / 100kg | +2.0% | 0.0% | 30 | 1 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Industry & Trade ↗ |
| Wheat Grain | TZS 200,000 / 100kg | +2.6% | +5.3% | 29 | 1 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Industry & Trade ↗ |
| Beans | TZS 250,000 / 100kg | +2.0% | -6.5% | 31 | 1 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Industry & Trade ↗ |
| Irish Potatoes | TZS 97,500 / 100kg | +0.8% | -0.5% | 31 | 1 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Industry & Trade ↗ |