SUDAN Price Bulletin March 2021

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 . 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 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. (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 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 state, a chronic food Source: FEWS NET gratefully acknowledges deficit area, and it is representative of the entire of Darfur FAMIS/FMoA, Sudan for the market data and region with links to Geneina market in the border with Chad information used to produce this report. and Nyala market which has links both with South Sudan and with the Central African Republic. 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 State. Kaduqli market is representative for 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.

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

90 120 80 100 70 60 80 50 60 40 SDG/kg SDG/kg 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 2 Year Average Previous Year Current Year

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Sorghum (Feterita): Nominal retail prices in Dongola Sorghum (Feterita): Nominal retail prices in El Fasher 140 120

120 100 100 80 80 60

SDG/kg 60 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

Sorghum (Feterita): Nominal retail prices in El Obeid Sorghum (Feterita): Nominal retail prices in Geneina 120 100 90 100 80 80 70 60 60 50 SDG/kg SDG/kg 40 40 30 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 2 Year Average Previous Year Current Year

Sorghum (Feterita): Nominal retail prices in Om Sorghum (Feterita): Nominal retail prices in Kadugli Durman 90 120 80 100 70 60 80 50 60 40 SDG/kg SDG/kg 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 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 80 100 70 90 80 60 70 50 60 40

SDG/kg 50

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 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

200 160 180 140 160 120 140 120 100 100 80 SDG/kg SDG/kg 80 60 60 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 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

160 300

140 250 120 200 100 80 150 SDG/kg SDG/kg 60 100 40 50 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

180 180 160 160 140 140 120 120 100 100 80 80 SDG/kg SDG/kg 60 60 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

Wheat Grain: Nominal retail prices in Om Durman

180 160 140 120 100 80 SDG/kg 60 40 20 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

160 180 140 160 120 140 120 100 100 80 80 SDG/kg SDG/kg 60 60 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

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

300 160 140 250 120 200 100

150 80 SDG/kg SDG/kg 60 100 40 50 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

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

180 100 160 90 140 80 120 70 60 100 50 80 SDG/kg SDG/kg 40 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 Kadugli Millet: Nominal retail prices in Om Durman

160 200 140 180 160 120 140 100 120 80 100 SDG/kg 60 SDG/kg 80 60 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 5 Year Average Previous Year Current Year 2 Year Average Previous Year Current Year

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

160 180 140 160 120 140 120 100 100 80 80 SDG/kg 60 SDG/kg 60 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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