SEED manufacturing giant Seed Co Limited (SCL) has credited the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) foreign exchange auction for sustaining stable pricing throughout the summer planting season.
Presenting the group’s performance for the full year ended March 31 2021, SCL Terrence Chimanya said the platform alongside other monetary measures enabled stable pricing.
“The introduction of the Foreign Currency Auction System by the RBZ and the accompanying tight monetary policy stance contributed to exchange rate stability and inflation deceleration which allowed the company to maintain its selling prices throughout the summer planting season.
“The abundant rains received during the main farming season were a big boost for seed demand,” he said.
Prior to the inception of the auction platform, most companies were forced to continuously review prices in order to keep up pace with exchange rate fluctuations.
Annual inflation figures have receded from a high of 837 % recorded before the inception of the auction to the current 106 %.
The remarks by SCL come at a time when the RBZ auction allotments this week hit a grand total US$47,1 million with priority going towards revamping industrial productivity.
On the Main Auction platform a total US$37, 2 million was allotted out of which raw materials were allotted US$14, 2 million while machinery and equipment received US$8,9 million. source NewZimbabwe
