The problem with this business is that its mostly seasonal and timing is of the essence.For instance if you were to supply maize now you will be 'burnt'seriously bcoz the prices are very high and most retailers are unwilling to buy at the moment since the rain season is about to start and farmers will be forced to reduce their stock thereby reducing their prices so as to create room for new harvest.So what this means the retailers know in a few weeks the prices will come down so they can sell their stored products as they wait for the price to come down. I would advice you to get a good retail shop that you can use as a base of operation and then start looking for retailers who you can sell to, at wholesale prices.So you can be both retailer as well as a wholesaler.

@ mmarto kindly expound on what happened. @ Selah, thanks for the advise, ndio maana napenda wazuans... very resourceful.

Tks @ Euge

careful means what @selah has explained...Timing. Also other aspects come in: i used to get maize directly from farmers but some of the grain is not very dry and starts to rot. If you want to store as a hold-up you need to be more careful coz of the rotting. You also may need to treat the maize against weevils. These two cost me alot. Bear in mind that to dry the maize or treat it against weevils all add up to the overal costs

Biz ya mahindi ina cartels mainly when you want to deal huge amounts to the tune of thousands of bags. But for someone wanting 100, 200, 300 bags u r good.