ZIMBABWE Price Bulletin June 2020

The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) monitors trends in staple food prices in countries vulnerable to food insecurity. For each FEWS NET country and region, the Price Bulletin provides a set of charts showing monthly prices in the current marketing year in selected urban centers and allowing users to compare current trends with both five-year average prices, indicative of seasonal trends, and prices in the previous year.

Maize grain and maize flour are the main foods consumed by all households in Zimbabwe. These food items are both produced locally and imported from neighboring countries particularly in the south western provinces of the country. The markets monitored are the main markets that offer both wholesale and retail supply in the respective regions of the country. Mbare in is the largest market for the country which also supplies other markets, and representative of Mashonaland Central, West and East which are surplus producing areas; Kombayi in represents markets in central Zimbabwe covering Midlands province, Sakubva in is the main link market in the eastern part of the country mainly along the border with Mozambique. Mucheke in Masvingo, Renkini in , and Gwanda markets are the main supply markets in the south western provinces of Masvingo, Matebeleland North and South provinces. FEWS NET gratefully acknowledges MoAMID- AGRITEX, Zimbabwe, local government From 2009 until early 2019, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe agencies, market information systems, UN implemented a multicurrency system. All price data were agencies, NGOs, and other network and private sector partners. reported in USD. FEWS NET assumes a 1:1 exchange rate between the ZWL and USD during that time. During the first half of 2019, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe transitioned away from a multicurrency system and all prices are now collected and reported in ZWL.

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Maize Grain (White): Nominal retail prices in Maize Grain (White): Nominal retail prices in Harare, Mbare Gweru, Kombayi 20.0 14.0 18.0 12.0 16.0 14.0 10.0 12.0 8.0 10.0 ZWL/kg 6.0

8.0 ZWL/kg 6.0 4.0 4.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar 2 Year Average Previous Year Current Year 2 Year Average Previous Year Current Year

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Maize Grain (White): Nominal retail prices in Maize Grain (White): Nominal retail prices in Mutare, Sakubva Masvingo, Mucheke 16.0 12.0

14.0 10.0 12.0 8.0 10.0 8.0 6.0 ZWL/kg 6.0 ZWL/kg 4.0 4.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar 2 Year Average Previous Year Current Year 2 Year Average Previous Year Current Year

Maize Grain (White): Nominal retail prices in Roller Maize Meal: Nominal retail prices in Bulawayo, Renkini Harare, Mbare 12.0 10.0 9.0 10.0 8.0 7.0 8.0 6.0 6.0 5.0

ZWL/kg 4.0 ZWL/kg 4.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar 2 Year Average Previous Year Current Year 5 Year Average Previous Year Current Year

Roller Maize Meal: Nominal retail prices in Roller Maize Meal: Nominal retail prices in Gweru, Kombayi Mutare, Sakubva 14.0 30.0

12.0 25.0

10.0 20.0 8.0 15.0

6.0 ZWL/kg ZWL/kg 10.0 4.0 5.0 2.0

0.0 0.0 Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar 2 Year Average Previous Year Current Year 2 Year Average Previous Year Current Year

Roller Maize Meal: Nominal retail prices in Roller Maize Meal: Nominal retail prices in Masvingo, Mucheke Bulawayo, Renkini 25.0 18.0 16.0 20.0 14.0 12.0 15.0 10.0 8.0 ZWL/kg ZWL/kg 10.0 6.0 4.0 5.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar 2 Year Average Previous Year Current Year 2 Year Average Previous Year Current Year

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Roller Maize Meal: Nominal retail prices in Gwanda, Gwanda town 30.0

25.0

20.0

15.0 ZWL/kg 10.0

5.0

0.0 Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar 2 Year Average Previous Year Current Year

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