GMB receives $5 million for wheat payments

10 April 2025

By Effort Moyo

The Zimbabwe Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has received an additional $5 million this week for wheat payments, bringing the total disbursed so far to $23 million and ZWG 215 million, which is expected to go towards settling dues to farmers.

In a statement, the GMB expressed gratitude to the Treasury for mobilizing resources to support farmers during the ongoing winter wheat cropping season. The board emphasized that timely payments are key to ensuring national food security.

The GMB also announced the approved producer prices for the 2024/2025 season: winter wheat will be bought at $451.35 per metric ton, maize and traditional grains at $376.48, and sunflowers at $580 per metric ton.

Meanwhile, the board confirmed it will continue purchasing crops under the Presidential Input Programme and irrigation schemes a move welcomed by farmers and stakeholders in the agricultural sector.