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10:34 CAT | 05 Oct 2017
Quelimane, the capital of Zambezia province, has been experiencing a shortage of beef for three weeks now, the president of the local abattoir association has announced.
According to Momad Cassamo, quoted on Tuesday by the O País newspaper, Quelimane’s abattoirs are virtually idle for lack of animals, and the shortage could lead to an increase in prices by suppliers.
A rise of 20 meticais (0.28 cents) from 150 meticais (2.1 euros) to 170 meticais (2.2 euros) per kilo is thought to be on the cards.
Official figures released during the visit by President Filipe Nyusi to the province in September indicated that Zambezia had 43,000 cattle heads.
The beef shortage is linked to the drought that affected the province at the beginning of the year, when farmers lost much of their livestock.
Source: Lusa
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