Narok wheat farmers say they were struggling to sell their produce as buyers offered prices below the cost of production. [Courtesy]
The Government has raised the producer price of locally produced wheat to Sh5,100 per 90-kilogramme bag.
The price increase came days after cereal farmers in Narok County issued a 72-hour ultimatum demanding better prices or stage demonstrations in Narok Town.
The new price, announced by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development on August 7, 2026, in a press release, is an increase of Sh350 from last year's Sh4,750.
This comes amid growing anger among grain farmers over what they describe as unsustainable returns against rising production costs.
The farmers had demanded wheat price of Sh5,378 per 90-kilogramme bag, which they said was recommended following a cost-of-production study commissioned by the Government and conducted by the Tegemeo Institute.
Addressing journalists at the Narok Cereal Board grounds on Monday last week, Narok Cereal Growers Association chairman Standley Koonyo appealed to Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe to intervene on the plight of grain farmers.