Kinshasa, October 6th, 2025 (CPA).– A 5% increase in the price of a 10-kilogram box of pig’s trotters, commonly known as ‘Makoso’, was observed on Monday in the markets of Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, rising from CDF 61,000 to CDF 64,000, or USD 24, according to the CPA, during a round of inspections. « A 10-kilogram box of pig’s trotters, commonly known as “makoso”, has seen a price increase from CDF 61,000 to CDF 64,000, or USD 24 at a rate of 2,600 to the US dollar on the markets of Kinshasa, during the period from September 25th to October 6th, 2025, » said Winner Katuku, a trader at the Citéthth Verte market in Mont-Ngafula (Kinshasa).
According to him, this increase affects not only ‘Makoso’ but also other products, specifying that it is due to the unwillingness of certain economic operators who, despite the fall in the exchange rate, continue to charge higher prices for certain commodities. Visiting the main markets, Rond-point Ngaba, Matadi-Kibala and the cold storage facilities in the commune of Limete, it was also found that a 10 kg carton of beef kidneys has risen from CDF 50,000 to CDF 53,000, or 20 USD, a 10 kg box of liver from Thailand is selling for 69,500 FC, or USD 27 USD, compared to CDF 58,000, a carton of meat trimmings, commonly known as ‘Mipanzi’, from Europe has risen from CDF 87,000 to CDF 100,000, or USD 38, and semi-meat trimmings cost CDF 88,000, or USD 34, compared to 80,000 FC in the past.
Products in decline
Other products are also in decline, such as a 20 kg carton of ‘TS’ meat from Brazil, which was CDF 375,000 and is now trading at CDF 309,000, or USD 119, and a 10 kg carton of ‘AR’ chicken thighs from Turkey, which was trading at 65,000 FC, is currently trading at 58,000 FC, or 22 USD, and a carton of ‘AB’ chicken thighs costs CDF 89,000, or USD 34, compared to 94,000 FC in the past. Similarly, a carton of chips that used to cost CDF 72,000 is now selling for CDF 70,000, or USD 26, a 20-kilogram box of pork shanks, which used to cost 97,000 FC, now costs CDF 89,000, or USD 34, and a 10-kilogram box of Ngolo is now selling for CDF 61,000, or USD 23.46, compared to CDF 70,000 in the past.
According to this trader, the continued decline in the exchange rate is a positive initiative that will improve the purchasing power of the Congolese people.