[quote=mjuaji wa stocks]@ mawinder and Wairegi;

Thanks you very much sirs for this valuable info!!

=d> =d> =d> =d> =d> =d> =d> =d>

Kama iko ingine ..... ongeza :-) :-)

Pana mbaya.[/quote]

@ mjuaji did you ever begin this venture?

[quote=Mariacha][quote=mmarto][quote=mjuaji wa stocks]@ mawinder and Wairegi;

Thanks you very much sirs for this valuable info!!

=d> =d> =d> =d> =d> =d> =d> =d>

Kama iko ingine ..... ongeza :-) :-)

Pana mbaya.[/quote]

@ mjuaji did you ever begin this venture?[/quote]

Yes, @mjuaji, please let us know if and how it turned up..[/quote]

Waiting to hear...

[quote=mmarto][quote=Wendz][quote=Mariacha][quote=mmarto][quote=mjuaji wa stocks]@ mawinder and Wairegi;

Thanks you very much sirs for this valuable info!!

=d> =d> =d> =d> =d> =d> =d> =d>

Kama iko ingine ..... ongeza :-) :-)

Pana mbaya.[/quote]

@ mjuaji did you ever begin this venture?[/quote]

Yes, @mjuaji, please let us know if and how it turned up..[/quote]

Waiting to hear...[/quote]


The maths does not make sense to me going by market figures e.g a 2kg unga Jogoo sells for kshs 96.00 at supermarkets. If you buy raw maize from the market 1 "gogoro" (i.e 2kg) goes for kshs 120.00. So unless akina unga and other millers are buying maize from NCPB at very low discount prices and unless the prospective miller gets theirs at the same price then you'll be non-competitive.[/quote]

I still believe this is a very worthy business here is my take;

1. Price of maize in Nairobi ranges from 2600-3000 Shilling per bag translating to 26 to 33 shilling per kg.
2. By product of the Maize germ...1600 for 50Kg bag i.e 32 per kg
3. Maize bran 600 per 50 kg translates to 12sh per kg.

The margins are there considering Unga is a daily and twice a day meal for many.

[quote=mmarto][quote=Wendz][quote=Mariacha][quote=mmarto][quote=mjuaji wa stocks]@ mawinder and Wairegi;

Thanks you very much sirs for this valuable info!!

=d> =d> =d> =d> =d> =d> =d> =d>

Kama iko ingine ..... ongeza :-) :-)

Pana mbaya.[/quote]

@ mjuaji did you ever begin this venture?[/quote]

Yes, @mjuaji, please let us know if and how it turned up..[/quote]

Waiting to hear...[/quote]


The maths does not make sense to me going by market figures e.g a 2kg unga Jogoo sells for kshs 96.00 at supermarkets. If you buy raw maize from the market 1 "gogoro" (i.e 2kg) goes for kshs 120.00. So unless akina unga and other millers are buying maize from NCPB at very low discount prices and unless the prospective miller gets theirs at the same price then you'll be non-competitive.[/quote]

You cant buy in gorogos bro. Utachomeka mbaya. That said, my analysis also points to a rather low margin business.

[quote=mjuaji wa stocks]I am planning to venture into both maize and flour milling business ...... what is the capital investment like?

What machines do i need?

Any idea where i can get the machines at fair prices?

Chinese or european machines - which are the best?

Is 5 acres of land enough for this enterprise?

Advice / ideas so much welcome!!

The beauty and benefits of wazua.[/quote]

@mjuaji, how did this venture turn out?