SOMALIA Livestock Price Bulletin February 2016

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.

The livestock sector is central to the economic and cultural life of the Somali people. The sector provides food and income to over 60 percent of the country’s population. Burao and Galkayo are the largest livestock markets in the Horn of Africa especially for export sheep and goats from the Somali region of Ethiopia and parts of southern . The majority of the livestock exported through Berbera and Bosasso seaports transit or pass through these markets. Burao and Galkayo are two important reference markets for key pastoral livelihood zones of Hawd, Sool Plateau, Nugaal valley, and the Adun in the northeast and central regions. Beled Weyne connects the south and central regions of the country, and is the supply source of export cattle through Bosasso port. Dinsor, Bardera, and Afmadow are important cattle markets in the agro pastoral livelihood zones in southern Somalia. Significant number of the cattle trekked to Garissa, Kenya transit these markets. Afmadow is largest cattle market in southern Somalia. It is the reference market for the largest cattle belt in the Juba valley. It is the main source of the cross border cattle trade to the Garissa, Mombasa, and Nairobi markets in Kenya.

5 Year Average 2010/11 - 2014/15 Previous Year 2014/15 Current Year 2015/16

Goats (Local Quality): Nominal retail prices in Bossaso Goats (Local Quality): Nominal retail prices in Dhusamareb, Gadon

2,000,000 1200000

1000000 1,600,000 800000 1,200,000 600000 SOS/each 800,000 SOS/each 400000 400,000 200000 0 0 Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug 5 Year Average Previous Year Current Year 5 Year Average Previous Year Current Year

Goats (Local Quality): Nominal retail prices in Erigavo Goats (Local Quality): Nominal retail prices in Hargeisa 1,200,000 600000

500000 900,000 400000

600,000 300000

SOS/each SOS/each 200000 300,000 100000

0 0 Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

5 Year Average Previous Year Current Year 5 Year Average Previous Year Current Year

FEWS NET gratefully acknowledges the Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit--Somalia and other UN, network, and private sector partners for assistance in providing price data. [email protected] FEWS NET is a USAID-funded activity. The content of this report does not necessarily www.fews.net reflect the view of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government SOMALIA Livestock Price Bulletin February 2016

5 Year Average 2010/11 - 2014/15 Previous Year 2014/15 Current Year 2015/16

Goats (Local Quality): Nominal retail prices in Hudur Goats (Local Quality): Nominal retail prices in Kismayo 1,000,000 2000000

800,000 1600000

600,000 1200000 SOS/each

400,000 SOS/each 800000

200,000 400000

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

Goats (Local Quality): Nominal retail prices in Lasanod Goats (Export Quality): Nominal retail prices in Baidao 1600000 2500000

2000000 1200000

1500000 800000

SOS/each 1000000 SOS/each

400000 500000

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

Goats (Export Quality): Nominal retail prices in Burao Goats (Export Quality): Nominal retail prices in Galkayo 600000 2000000

500000 1600000

400000 1200000

300000 SLS/each

SOS/each 800000 200000 400000 100000

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

Goats (Export Quality): Nominal retail prices in Cattle (Local Quality): Nominal retail prices in Togwajale Afmadow 500000 5000000

400000 4000000

300000 3000000

SLS/each 200000

SOS/each 2000000

100000 1000000

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

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5 Year Average 2010/11 - 2014/15 Previous Year 2014/15 Current Year 2015/16

Cattle (Local Quality): Nominal retail prices in Baidoa Cattle (Local Quality): Nominal retail prices in Bardera

5000000 6000000

4000000 5000000 4000000 3000000

3000000 SOS/each SOS/each 2000000 2000000

1000000 1000000

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

Cattle (Local Quality): Nominal retail prices in Dinsor Cattle (Local Quality): Nominal retail prices in Jowhar

5000000 7000000 6000000 4000000 5000000

3000000 4000000

3000000 SOS/each

SOS/each 2000000 2000000 1000000 1000000

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

Cattle (Local Quality): Nominal retail prices in Cattle (Local Quality): Nominal retail prices in Qorioley Togwajale 6000000 3000000

5000000 2500000

4000000 2000000

3000000 1500000

SLS/each SOS/each 2000000 1000000

1000000 500000

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

Camel's Milk (raw): Nominal retail prices in Abudwak Camel's Milk (raw): Nominal retail prices in Bardera 40000 30000

25000 30000 20000

20000 15000

SOS/liter SOS/liter 10000 10000 5000

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

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5 Year Average 2010/11 - 2014/15 Previous Year 2014/15 Current Year 2015/16

Camel's Milk (raw): Nominal retail prices in Bossaso Camel's Milk (raw): Nominal retail prices in Burao

60000 9000 8000 50000 7000 40000 6000 5000 30000

4000

SLS/liter SOS/liter 20000 3000 2000 10000 1000 0 0 Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug 5 Year Average Previous Year Current Year 5 Year Average Previous Year Current Year

Camel's Milk (raw): Nominal retail prices in Doblei Camel's Milk (raw): Nominal retail prices in El Barde

30000 35000

25000 30000 25000 20000 20000

15000 SOS/liter

SOS/liter 15000 10000 10000

5000 5000

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

Camel's Milk (raw): Nominal retail prices in Hargeisa Camel's Milk (raw): Nominal retail prices in Togwajale

6000 7000 6000 5000 5000 4000 4000

3000 SLS/liter

SLS/liter 3000 2000 2000

1000 1000

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

Water (potable, drinking): Nominal retail prices in Water (potable, drinking): Nominal retail prices in Balanbale, , Region Jaliam, District, Nugaal Region 4500 7000

4000 6000 3500 5000 3000 2500 4000

2000 3000

SOS/liter SOS/liter 1500 2000 1000 1000 500 0 0 Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug 5 Year Average Previous Year Current Year 5 Year Average Previous Year Current Year

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5 Year Average 2010/11 - 2014/15 Previous Year 2014/15 Current Year 2015/16

Water (potable, drinking): Nominal retail prices in Water (potable, drinking): Nominal retail prices in Rako, District, Bari Region Sarmaanyo, Xudun District, Sool Region 10000 10000 9000 9000 8000 8000 7000 7000 6000 6000

5000 5000 SOS/liter SOS/liter 4000 4000 3000 3000 2000 2000 1000 1000 0 0 Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug 5 Year Average Previous Year Current Year 5 Year Average Previous Year Current Year

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