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Rice, beans, sugar and other items, with prices, in a market in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
By Josephine Christopher
Josephine Christopher is a senior business journalist for The Citizen and Mwananchi newspapers
Mwananchi Communications Limitted
Dar es Salaam. Food inflation in Tanzania maintained strong upward momentum at the start of 2026, contributing significantly to overall price growth.
Wholesale markets mirrored this trend, with rice and sorghum emerging as the key drivers of rising costs across the country’s major trading hubs.
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