Farmers Choice Announces Increase in Smokie Prices

Farmers Choice has announced that it will increase the price of smokies by Kshs10 effective November 25.

Speaking to Kenyans.co.ke, a sales representative from the country’s top supplier of the popular delicacy explained that the company had tried as much as it could have to cushion consumers from the drought and fuel levy which increased their cost of production.

We try to balance our prices and always hope for better days but this hasn't been the case,” he explained.

He also explained over the last few years they have been doing price reviews annually, with the last adjustment being on December 4, 2017.

Apart from smokies, sausages, bacon, brawn, pork, lamb, reforms, goats, and hams will also cost a bit more than they used to.

Cash price for beef catering and jumbo sausage, value packs, and all other sausages will increase by 5 per cent, while those of beef safari and classic pork sausages will cost 3 per cent more.

With exception of back bacon, all bacon at its premises will be sold 5 per cent more.

Delicatessen products and choma sausages with exception of liver pate, bratwurst, beef pastrami, and pepperoni will also increase by 5 per cent.

Other products targeted for the price increase include smoked mini bites that will increase by 5 per cent, the price of all continentals except poultry viennas will go up by 5 per cent.

All fresh pork except loins and chops will cost 5 per cent more, reforms will go up 5 per cent, all fresh lamb and goat will cost 5 per cent more, while brawns will increase by 3 per cent.