ETHIOPIA Price Bulletin July 2011
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 is the most widely consumed cereal by the rural poor. Sorghum is generally one of the cheapest cereals. Teff is also very important throughout the country. The most important markets for teff are the large cities including Addis Ababa, Bahir Dar, Mekele, and Dire Dawa. Addis Abada is the capital city and Dire Dawa, Mekele, and Jijiga are major towns in the eastern, mainly food insecure, parts of the country. Bahir Dar is a major town in a surplus producing area. Jimma represents a generally food secure surplus area. Shashemene is an assembly, wholesale, and retail market and the main transshipment point for cereals from the south and southwest to the center and east. Sodo is an urban center located in the Wolayita zone, and is one of the most chronically food insecure parts of the region.
White Maize: Nominal retail prices in Addis Ababa White Maize: Nominal retail prices in Dire Dawa 1000 1000 900 900 800 800 700 700 600 600 500 500
ETB/100kg 400 ETB/100kg 400 300 300 200 200 100 100 0 0
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
5‐yr average 2006‐2010 Previous year 2010 Current year 2011 5‐yr average 2006‐2010 Previous year 2010 Current year 2011
White Maize: Nominal retail prices in Mekele White Maize: Nominal retail prices in Bahir Dar 1000 1000 900 900 800 800 700 700 600 600 500 500
ETB/100kg 400 ETB/100kg 400 300 300 200 200 100 100 0 0
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
5‐yr average 2006‐2010 Previous year 2010 Current year 2011 5‐yr average 2006‐2010 Previous year 2010 Current year 2011
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Yellow Maize: Nominal retail prices in Jijiga White Sorghum: Nominal retail prices in Addis Ababa 1000 1000 900 900 800 800 700 700 600 600 500 500
ETB/100kg 400 ETB/100kg 400 300 300 200 200 100 100 0 0
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Previous year 2010 Current year 2011 5‐yr average 2006‐2010 Previous year 2010 Current year 2011
White Sorghum: Nominal retail prices in Dire Dawa White Sorghum: Nominal retail prices in Mekele 1000 1000 900 900 800 800 700 700 600 600 500 500
ETB/100kg 400 ETB/100kg 400 300 300 200 200 100 100 0 0
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
5‐yr average 2006‐2010 Previous year 2010 Current year 2011 5‐yr average 2006‐2010 Previous year 2010 Current year 2011
White Sorghum: Nominal retail prices in Bahir Dar White Sorghum: Nominal retail prices in Jijiga 1000 1000 900 900 800 800 700 700 600 600 500 500
ETB/100kg 400 ETB/100kg 400 300 300 200 200 100 100 0 0
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
5‐yr average 2006‐2010 Previous year 2010 Current year 2011 Previous year 2010 Current year 2011
Mixed Teff: Nominal retail prices in Addis Ababa Mixed Teff: Nominal retail prices in Dire Dawa 1200 1200
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JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
5‐yr average 2006‐2010 Previous year 2010 Current year 2011 5‐yr average 2006‐2010 Previous year 2010 Current year 2011
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Mixed Teff: Nominal retail prices in Mekele Mixed Teff: Nominal retail prices in Bahir Dar 1200 1200
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JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
5‐yr average 2006‐2010 Previous year 2010 Current year 2011 5‐yr average 2006‐2010 Previous year 2010 Current year 2011
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