Harare- Zimbabwe's trade deficit narrowed in October 2024, despite remaining in the red. According to data from Zimstat, total exports reached US$698 million, representing a 16% year-on-year decline f

Zimbabwe's maize imports surged to a historic US$ 563 million in 2024, up from US$ 149.5 million in the previous year, marking a remarkable increase of over 200%. This places maize imports second only

Zimbabwe’s maize imports dropped sharply to US$391.3 million in April 2025 from US$686.9 million in March, according to the latest trade data from Zimbabwe Statistics Agency (Zimstat). The 43% declin

Zimbabwe has achieved a historic milestone in October 2025, with monthly exports surpassing the US$1 billion threshold for the first time, reaching US$1.02 billion. This represented a strong 20.2% mo

South Africa's maize prices have declined more than 30% year-on-year, fueled by a robust harvest that has generated substantial surpluses for both local consumption and regional exports.

Zimbabwe's maize sector continues to reflect the country's turbulent yet resilient agricultural history, oscillating between periods of surplus, severe disruption, and tentative recovery. While the na

Zimbabwe has recorded a fourth consecutive monthly trade surplus, with export earnings of US$969 million outpacing imports of US$856 million to yield a surplus of US$114 million in January 2026, accor

Zimbabwe sits within striking distance of the largest maize surplus Zambia has produced in over a decade, and its road network is making that surplus structurally inaccessible. Zambia's Food Reserve A

Zimbabwe's latest trade data for March 2026 shows that cereals were the fourth-largest import category in Zimbabwe's goods trade faccounting for 7.8% of a total import bill of USD 1.074 billion,  equi

Zimbabwe spent USD 128.4 million importing maize in the first three months of 2026,  January at USD 30.3 million, February at USD 44.9 million, and March at USD 53.2 million, according to ZimStat Exte

Zimbabwe's maize import bill fell sharply in April 2026, dropping to $30.2 million from $53.2 million in March, a decline of roughly 43% in a single month that marks the clearest statistical signal ye

Zimbabwe's monthly maize imports fell to USD 18.8 million in May 2026, the lowest reading since August 2025's post-harvest suppression low of USD 1.34 million, from a peak of USD 84.7 million in Decem

Zimbabwe's maize import bill fell by US$90 million, or 32.9%, during the first half of 2026 as the country's largest harvest in years began replacing imported grain with domestic production. Maize imp