CATTLE supply at Pugu market decreased last week, the situation that drove up prices with the exception of few breeds.
According to the Industry and Trade
Ministry’s statistics, the average cattle supply decreased to 8,008 from
8,414 of the previous session, which is equivalent to 4.8 per cent
fall.
However, the decreased cattle supply at
Pugu auction did not affect retail meat prices in various city outlets
during the week under review. The prices of mature cattle female grade
two (G2) increased 1.9 per cent to 700,000/-compared to 687,000/-of the
previous session.
The prices for grade three (G3) female
cattle recorded a 3.3 per cent decline to 500,000/- from 517,000/-of the
previous market. The prices for mature cattle male grade (G2) increased
to 832,000/- from 808,000/-in the week under review recorded in the
previous period, representing a 3 per cent change.
The prices for male cattle grade (G3)
declined to 657,000/- from 600,000/- of the preceding session which is
9.5 per cent rise. Some of the regions where most of the cattle came
from were Arusha, Mwanza, Shinyanga, Kagera, Dodoma, Singida, Mbeya,
Musoma and Tabora.
Meanwhile, the daily average sales of
goats at the market increased to 3,269 from 2,989, which is equivalent
to 9.4 per cent change of the previous period.
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