Highlights 

◼ Average retail prices of chicken, egg and goat increased by 3 to 8 during December 2021.  

◼ Average retail prices of fresh chambo, fresh mlamba, fresh micheni and fresh usipa increased by 1 and 8 
percent. 

◼ Average retail prices of dried usipa, dried mlamba and dried micheni increased by 5 to 11 percent while 
dried chambo prices decreased by 3 percent. 

Livestock and Livestock Products 

Figure 1. Regional average retail prices (MWK/unit) of Chicken, Eggs and Goat Meat during De-

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This price bulletin was developed by researchers at IFPRI Malawi with the goal of providing clear and 

accurate information on the weekly variation of retail prices for selected agricultural commodities that 

are important for food security and nutrition in Malawi. The reports are intended as a resource for those 

interested in agricultural markets and food security in Malawi. 

 

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Table 1. Retail prices of livestock and livestock products (MWK/unit) during December 2021 

 

Note: Chickens are priced per live chicken; eggs are priced per tray (tray = 30 eggs); goat meat is priced per kg; - = commodity not moni-

tored or prices not reported from this market. 

 

Figure 2. Retail prices of fresh Chambo, fresh Micheni, fresh Mlamba and fresh Usipa (MWK/unit) 

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Chitipa-boma 3500 4475 4542 4500 4167 2850 3150 2900 3200 3200 - - - - - 19% 12% -

Jenda 3750 4000 3900 4017 4167 2900 2900 3000 2875 2963 - - - - - 11% 2% -

Karonga-boma 4417 4250 4125 5667 4833 - 2700 3000 2825 2950 - - - - - 9% 9% -

Mzuzu 5250 5250 5250 5500 5583 2950 2950 2925 2900 3150 - - - - - 6% 7% -

Center 3500 3917 4158 3888 4083 2981 3017 2950 2856 3176 2525 2550 2550 2600 2567 17% 7% 2%

Chimbiya - - - - - 3000 3100 3000 3000 3240 2500 2500 2500 - 2500 - 8% 0%

Mchinji 3500 3667 4083 4125 3667 3000 3000 3000 2817 3600 - - - - - 5% 20% -

Mitundu 3500 3500 3500 3500 3500 2925 2925 2850 2850 2933 2550 2600 2600 2600 2600 0% 0% 2%

Salima-boma 3500 4500 4600 3800 5000 - - - - - - - - - - 43% - -

Salima-kamuzu road - 3000 3000 2900 2850 3050 - - - - - - 2% -

South 3543 3543 3507 3508 3507 3014 3009 3000 3040 3208 2786 2785 2783 2517 2862 -1% 6% 3%

Balaka 3833 3833 3750 3875 3750 3000 3000 3000 3450 3600 2500 2500 2500 2500 2500 -2% 20% 0%

Bangula - - - - - 3000 3000 3000 3000 3000 - - - - - - 0% -

Lunzu 3450 3450 3450 3450 3450 2850 3050 3000 2850 3200 - - - - - 0% 12% -

Mangochi 3200 3200 3200 3200 3200 3300 3000 3000 3000 3300 2800 2800 2800 2800 2800 - 0% 0%

Ngabu - - - - - 2950 3000 3000 2933 3100 - - - - - - 5% -

Bvumbw e - - - - - - - - - - 3000 2800 2800 2800 2800 - - -7%

Chiringa - - - - - - - - - - 3000 3000 3000 1400 3000 - - 0%

Liw onde - - - - - - - - - - 2800 3000 3000 3000 3500 - - 25%

Mw anza - - - - - - - - - - 2500 2500 2500 2500 2500 - - 0%

All markets 3823 4012 4054 4129 4121 2972 2993 2973 2956 3159 2728 2729 2725 2529 2806 8% 6% 3%

Change

Chicken Egg Goat meat since Nov 27

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Note: Chambo, mlamba and micheni (dried and fresh) are priced per dozen; usipa (dried and fresh) is priced per 5-liter bucket 

 



 

 

 

 

 

Table 2. Retail prices of fresh Chambo and fresh Micheni (MWK/unit) during December 2021 

 

Note: Chambo and Micheni are priced per dozen fish; - = prices not reported from this market. 

 

Table 3. Retail prices of fresh Mlamba and fresh Usipa (MWK/unit) during December 2021 

 

Note: Mlamba is priced per dozen; Usipa is priced per 5 litre pail; - = prices not reported from this market

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Mzuzu 26000 24000 22160 22500 28000 30000 22000 22000 30000 36000 8% 20%

Ngara 33200 30000 32000 25200 28000 22000 22000 24000 28000 28000 -16% 27%

Tukombo 18000 - 18000 18000 18000 12000 - 12000 12000 12000 0% 0%

Center 35800 37800 26100 28400 32500 19667 18000 21000 15667 17667 -9% -10%

Area 2 f ish market 28000 - 28000 28000 28000 23000 - 23000 23000 23000 0% 0%

Kasungu boma - - - 12000 12000 - - - - - - -

Nkhotakota boma 31400 54000 36000 39000 45000 12000 12000 12000 12000 15000 -17% 25%

Salima-kamuzu road 21600 21600 20200 24000 - 24000 24000 24500 - - - -

South 16943 9000 12271 16067 16483 21250 9000 13600 9000 19000 -3% -11%

Limbe 18000 - 15500 24500 21000 12000 - - 12000 12000 17% 0%

Liw onde 8550 - 9950 10200 9450 - - - - - - -

Lunzu - - - - - - - - - - - -

Mbulumbuzi 14750 9000 9000 18000 18000 7500 9000 9000 6000 9000 22% 0%

Songani 30000 - - - - 18000 - - - - - -

Zomba market 24000 - 20000 - 20000 36000 - 25800 - 36000 0% 0%

All markets 23045 26738 21151 22228 23308 19955 17250 18900 17424 21528 1% 8%

Change

since Nov 27Fresh Chambo Fresh Micheni

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Mzuzu 24000 - - - 24000 12500 12500 12500 12500 12500 0% 0%

Ngara 42000 36000 27000 36000 33000 11875 11875 11875 11875 11875 -8% 0%

Tukombo 33000 - 32400 32400 32400 12500 12500 12500 12500 12500 -2% 0%

Center 39900 18750 30000 32880 48000 11875 11875 11875 11875 12500 20% 5%

Area 2 f ish market 72000 - 72000 72000 72000 11250 11250 11250 11250 12500 0% 11%

Kasungu boma - 9000 9000 18000 - - - - - - - -

Nkhotakota boma 36000 12000 30000 30000 36000 12500 12500 12500 12500 12500 0% 0%

Salima-kamuzu road 15600 27000 19500 14400 - - - - - - - -

South 24520 9000 21100 11100 26640 11607 11607 11607 11607 12094 9% 4%

Limbe 44000 - 39000 - 38500 12500 12500 12500 12500 12833 -13% 3%

Liw onde 9600 - 10750 13200 11200 11250 11250 11250 11250 11250 17% 0%

Mbulumbuzi 22500 9000 9000 9000 21000 11250 11250 11250 11250 11250 -7% 0%

Songani - - - - - 12500 - - - - - -

Zomba market 24000 - 36000 - 24000 12500 11250 11250 11250 11250 0% -10%

All markets 32270 19594 28042 27616 33112 12063 11875 11875 11875 12235 3% 1%

Change

Fresh Mlamba Fresh Usipa since Nov 27



 

 

Figure 3. Retail prices of dried Chambo, dried Micheni, dried Mlamba and dried Usipa (MWK/unit), 

December 2021 

 

 

Table 4. Retail prices of dried Chambo and dried Micheni (MWK/unit) during December 2021 

 

Note: Chambo and Micheni are priced per dozen; - = prices not reported from this market 

 

 

 

 

 
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Mzuzu 9500 7000 9000 9000 9000 16000 - 10800 24000 21600 -5% 35%

Ngara - - - 30000 - - - - 24000 - - -

Tukombo 14750 - 12833 14750 14750 12000 - 12000 12000 12000 - -

Center 18500 - 12875 13875 18500 11925 9750 15025 18400 13550 0% 14%

Area 2 f ish market 22000 - 22000 22000 22000 19200 - 19200 19200 19200 - -

Kasungu boma - - 6000 9250 - 9500 9750 14450 24000 11000 - 16%

Nkhotakota boma - - 8500 - - - - - - 12000 - -

Salima-kamuzu road - - 15000 15000 15000 - 12000 12000 12000 12000 0% 0%

South 12363 12122 13692 12186 12069 11218 12050 11291 11009 11889 -2% 6%

Limbe 18250 19250 19333 19500 18625 9733 10750 10333 10567 10000 -3% 3%

Liw onde 9000 9000 8325 9000 9000 9000 10500 9000 10500 9000 0% 0%

Mbulumbuzi 9000 9000 19500 24000 10500 9000 9000 9000 9000 9000 17% 0%

Mulanje boma - - 9000 9350 8100 6000 - 6400 6400 6400 -10% 7%

Songani 10500 6000 12000 12000 12000 12000 12000 12000 12000 12000 14% 0%

Zomba market 8700 9800 9600 8000 10800 9833 10500 11500 10000 12000 10% 22%

All markets 13325 10008 12591 15154 12978 10972 10625 11515 14128 12169 -3% 11%

Change

Dried Chambo Dried Micheni since Nov 27

Note: Chambo, mlamba and micheni (dried and fresh) are priced per dozen; usipa (dried and fresh) is priced per 5-liter bucket 

 



 

 

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Aubrey Jolex (a.jolex@cgiar.org) at IFPRI Malawi. 

To learn more about our work, visit https://massp.ifpri.info or follow us on Twitter (@IFPRIMalawi). 

 

Photos: IFPRI Malawi 

 

Table 5. Retail prices of dried Mlamba and dried Usipa (MWK/unit) during December 2021 

 

Note: Mlamba are priced per dozen; Usipa is priced per 5 litre pail; - = prices not reported from this market. 

 

How data were collected 

With financial support from the European Union, IFPRI Malawi began monitoring retail prices of selected legumes, roots 

and tubers, and non-maize cereals* in selected markets in December 2020. Currently, prices are collected from 44 mar-

kets across the country, with monitoring occurring once per week. Three monitors report prices from each market. Data is 

collected by means of automated short message service (SMS) with follow-ups made by telephone the next day if needed. 

The commodities monitored are being phased-in, starting with legumes, root crops and other cereals, and then expanding 

to include livestock products and fish by the end of March 2021. Note that the number of markets monitored vary by com-

modity because major markets are targeted in areas where these commodities are widely produced. 

* daily retail prices for maize are available from our monthly maize market reports 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Mzuzu 12600 9600 12650 12650 9750 7000 7000 9250 9250 0.4% -0.1

Ngara - - - - - - - - - - - -

Tukombo 27000 - 27000 27000 27000 2000 - 2000 2000 2000 0% -

Center 9667 - 11222 8917 10833 6233 7836 7053 7342 6808 12% 9%

Area 2 f ish market 10000 - 9667 9667 9667 7000 - 7000 8000 7000 - -

Kasungu boma 9667 - 12000 7000 - 5850 6000 5500 - 7000 -28% 20%

Nkhotakota boma - - - - - - - 8500 8500 8500 - -

Salima-kamuzu road 12000 - 12000 12000 12000 5000 - 5000 5000 5000 0% 0%

South 9489 12442 11238 15600 11978 6957 8400 8182 7958 8643 26% 24%

Limbe 12774 16167 13833 - 13667 9200 9100 8250 8333 8500 7% -8%

Liw onde 10042 10500 6000 - 12000 7000 8500 8500 8500 8500 20% 21%

Mbulumbuzi 9000 9000 9000 - 9000 7500 8750 8500 6500 8500 0% 13%

Mulanje boma 6120 - - - - 6000 - 7000 8000 8000 - 33%

Songani 13000 15000 15000 24000 15000 7000 8500 8500 8500 8500 15% 21%

Zomba market 6000 7200 6000 7200 7200 6000 6000 7750 7000 8500 20% 42%

All markets 11800 11244 12315 14478 13131 7117 7693 6958 7235 7438 11% 5%

Dried Mlamba Dried Usipa since Nov 27

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