SUDAN Price Bulletin September 2020

Home , Al Qadarif (state), North Darfur, Red Sea (state)

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. Sorghum, millet, and wheat are the most important food commodities in northern Sudan. Sorghum is the staple food for the majority of poor households in central and eastern Sudan regions while millet is the main staple food for majority of households in Darfur and some parts of Kordofan regions in western Sudan. Wheat most often used as a substitute all over northern Sudan but it is a staple food for northern states. Each of the markets represented here act as indicators for a broader region. Khartoum (Om Durman) is representative for Khartoum state, the main urban center of Sudan, and it has linkages with most of other markets in the country. El Obeid is the main assembly and wholesale market in North Kordofan and it is representative for the region, and it links market between central, western, and southern Sudan. El Fasher market is located in the capital of north Darfur state, a chronic Source: FEWS NET gratefully acknowledges food deficit area, and it is representative of the entire of FAMIS/FMoA, Sudan for the market data and Darfur region with links to Geneina market in the border with information used to produce this report. Chad and Nyala market which has links both with South Sudan and with the Central African Republic. Al Qadarif and Ad-Damazin markets are in the eastern and central regions of Sudan, respectively, and they represent the surplus production areas of Sudan and have links with most of markets in Sudan as well as with Ethiopia and Eritrea. Port Sudan market is representative of the chronic food insecure areas of East Sudan including Red Sea State. Kaduqli market is representative for South Kordofan and has trade links with South Sudan. Dongola market is located in the far north and is representative of the Northern Riverine Small-scale Cultivation livelihood zone.

02 e tl 5 Year Average 2014/15 - 2018/19 2 Year Average 2017/18 - 2018/19 Previous Year 2018/19 Current Year 2019/20 Ti 1 2

Sorghum (Feterita): Nominal retail prices in Ad Damazin Sorghum (Feterita): Nominal retail prices in Al Qadarif

70 90 80 60 70

50 60 40 50

30 40 SDG/kg SDG/kg 30 20 20 10 10 0 0 Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct 2 Year Average Previous Year Current Year 2 Year Average Previous Year Current Year

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Sorghum (Feterita): Nominal retail prices in El Fasher Sorghum (Feterita): Nominal retail prices in Dongola 90 80 80 70

70 60 60 50 50 40 40 SDG/kg SDG/kg 30 30 20 20 10 10 0 0 Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct 2 Year Average Previous Year Current Year 5 Year Average Previous Year Current Year

Sorghum (Feterita): Nominal retail prices in El Obeid Sorghum (Feterita): Nominal retail prices in Geneina

90 100 80 90 70 80 60 70

50 60 50

SDG/kg 40 SDG/kg 40 30 30 20 20 10 10 0 0 Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct 2 Year Average Previous Year Current Year 2 Year Average Previous Year Current Year

Sorghum (Feterita): Nominal retail prices in Om Sorghum (Feterita): Nominal retail prices in Kadugli Durman 50 70 45 60 40 35 50 30 40 25

SDG/kg 20 SDG/kg 30 15 20 10 10 5 0 0 Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct 5 Year Average Previous Year Current Year 2 Year Average Previous Year Current Year

Sorghum (Feterita): Nominal retail prices in Nyala Sorghum (Feterita): Nominal retail prices in Port Sudan 60 90 80 50 70 40 60 50 30 SDG/kg 40 SDG/kg 20 30 20 10 10 0 0 Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct 2 Year Average Previous Year Current Year 5 Year Average Previous Year Current Year

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Wheat Grain: Nominal retail prices in Ad Damazin Wheat Grain: Nominal retail prices in Al Qadarif

80 100 70 90 80 60 70 50 60 40 50 SDG/kg SDG/kg 30 40 30 20 20 10 10 0 0 Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct 5 Year Average Previous Year Current Year 5 Year Average Previous Year Current Year

Wheat Grain: Nominal retail prices in Dongola Wheat Grain: Nominal retail prices in El Fasher

60 140 120 50 100 40 80 30 60 SDG/kg SDG/kg 20 40

10 20

0 0 Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct 2 Year Average Previous Year Current Year 5 Year Average Previous Year Current Year

Wheat Grain: Nominal retail prices in El Obeid Wheat Grain: Nominal retail prices in Kadugli

90 80 80 70 70 60 60 50 50 40 40 SDG/kg SDG/kg 30 30 20 20 10 10 0 0 Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct 2 Year Average Previous Year Current Year 5 Year Average Previous Year Current Year

Wheat Grain: Nominal retail prices in Om Durman

SDG/kg 30

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

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Millet: Nominal retail prices in Ad Damazin Millet: Nominal retail prices in Al Qadarif

100 100 90 90 80 80 70 70 60 60 50 50 SDG/kg SDG/kg 40 40 30 30 20 20 10 10 0 0 Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct 2 Year Average Previous Year Current Year 5 Year Average Previous Year Current Year

Millet: Nominal retail prices in Dongola Millet: Nominal retail prices in El Fasher

140 80

120 70 60 100 50 80 40

SDG/kg SDG/kg 60 30 40 20 20 10 0 0 Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct 2 Year Average Previous Year Current Year 5 Year Average Previous Year Current Year

Millet: Nominal retail prices in El Obeid Millet: Nominal retail prices in Geneina

100 100 90 90 80 80 70 70 60 60 50 50 SDG/kg 40 SDG/kg 40 30 30 20 20 10 10 0 0 Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct 2 Year Average Previous Year Current Year 5 Year Average Previous Year Current Year

Millet: Nominal retail prices in Kadugli Millet: Nominal retail prices in Om Durman

70 120

60 100 50 80 40 60

SDG/kg SDG/kg 30 40 20

10 20

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Millet: Nominal retail prices in Nyala Millet: Nominal retail prices in Port Sudan

120 120

100 100

80 80

60 60 SDG/kg SDG/kg 40 40

20 20

0 0 Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct 2 Year Average Previous Year Current Year 5 Year Average Previous Year Current Year

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