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Tanzania’s wholesale crop-price record

Track staple prices through the season, across markets and over 12 months.

Official source

As at · Source: Ministry of Industry & Trade (Wizara ya Viwanda na Biashara), dated wholesale price bulletins

Maize wholesale median

TZS 74,500

-4.2% m/m · cheaper from the prior observation

Bulletin median: TZS 745 / kg. 30 reporting markets.

Official source

As at · Source: Ministry of Industry & Trade

Bulrush Millet wholesale median

TZS 175,000

+9.4% m/m · dearer from the prior observation

Bulletin median: TZS 1,750 / kg. 27 reporting markets.

Official source

As at · Source: Ministry of Industry & Trade

Finger Millet wholesale median

TZS 237,500

-5.0% m/m · cheaper from the prior observation

Bulletin median: TZS 2,375 / kg. 30 reporting markets.

Official source

As at · Source: Ministry of Industry & Trade

Seasonality

Maize is soft for August, not unusual

Maize against its season.

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Staple crop-price change

As at 24 Aug 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

National wholesale crop medians

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National wholesale crop medians
CommodityLatest reading1-month change3-month change12-month changeRange / middle halfReporting marketsObservation / source
MaizeTZS 74,500 / 100kgTZS 745 / kg-4.2%-6.9%-12.4%20 Aug 2025TZS 40,000 to 150,000Middle half: 57,578 to 93,7503024 Aug 2026 · Ministry of Industry & Trade ↗
RiceTZS 238,750 / 100kgTZS 2,388 / kg+3.8%-4.5%-0.5%20 Aug 2025TZS 175,000 to 297,500Middle half: 211,250 to 260,0003024 Aug 2026 · Ministry of Industry & Trade ↗
SorghumTZS 150,000 / 100kgTZS 1,500 / kg0.0%Fresh bulletin; median unchanged0.0%Fresh bulletin; median unchanged+11.1%20 Aug 2025TZS 66,000 to 300,000Middle half: 125,000 to 200,0002924 Aug 2026 · Ministry of Industry & Trade ↗
Bulrush MilletTZS 175,000 / 100kgTZS 1,750 / kg+9.4%+7.7%+25.0%20 Aug 2025TZS 82,500 to 400,000Middle half: 115,000 to 207,5002724 Aug 2026 · Ministry of Industry & Trade ↗
Finger MilletTZS 237,500 / 100kgTZS 2,375 / kg-5.0%-5.0%-5.0%20 Aug 2025TZS 160,000 to 500,000Middle half: 200,000 to 300,0003024 Aug 2026 · Ministry of Industry & Trade ↗
Wheat GrainTZS 200,000 / 100kgTZS 2,000 / kg0.0%Fresh bulletin; median unchanged0.0%Fresh bulletin; median unchanged+9.6%20 Aug 2025TZS 120,000 to 325,000Middle half: 165,000 to 230,0002924 Aug 2026 · Ministry of Industry & Trade ↗
BeansTZS 265,000 / 100kgTZS 2,650 / kg+6.0%+5.0%+1.0%20 Aug 2025TZS 135,000 to 360,000Middle half: 212,500 to 300,0003124 Aug 2026 · Ministry of Industry & Trade ↗
Irish PotatoesTZS 100,000 / 100kgTZS 1,000 / kg0.0%Fresh bulletin; median unchanged+17.6%+17.6%20 Aug 2025TZS 60,000 to 250,000Middle half: 83,750 to 122,5003124 Aug 2026 · Ministry of Industry & Trade ↗

Market dispersion

The median is not the whole market

Ranges and quartiles use individual reporting markets in the current bulletin, not regional medians.

Finger Millet

TZS 340,000range

Sumbawangwa, Rukwa: TZS 160,000. Songea, Ruvuma: TZS 500,000.

Middle half: TZS 200,000 to 300,000. 30 markets.

Bulrush Millet

TZS 317,500range

Majengo, Dodoma: TZS 82,500. Songea, Ruvuma: TZS 400,000.

Middle half: TZS 115,000 to 207,500. 27 markets.

Sorghum

TZS 234,000range

Mgandini, Tanga: TZS 66,000. Songea, Ruvuma: TZS 300,000.

Middle half: TZS 125,000 to 200,000. 29 markets.

Crop and inflation context

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Evidence chain

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