Meat prices go up

The price of meat has gone up following a shortage of local cattle breeds that are normally preferred by consumers. According to Samuel Muhire, a cattle trader at Nyabugogo Abattoir, a 200kg bull that used to sell at Rwf 150,000 now costs between Rwf 270,000 and Rwf 320,000. “The scarcity of local cattle breeds in the country has made the few available ones very expensive,” Muhire said.