Prices of coarse grains followed mixed trends in recent months in the subregion. Exceptionally high levels continue to be recorded in South Sudan and the Sudan, underpinned by tight supplies and severe macroeconomic difficulties, including currency weakness. In the Sudan, [...]

In February and March 2024, prices of coarse grains followed mixed trends in countries of the Sahel and along the Gulf of Guinea. In several countries of the subregion, prices of coarse grains remained higher on a yearly basis.   In Mali, [...]

Several countries experienced price spikes in March 2024, as underlying factors, prominently weak currencies, continue to exert inflationary pressure, while the effects of drought on agricultural production in 2024 are expected to be a key source of domestic inflationary pressure, [...]

In March 2024, domestic prices of rice showed mixed trends and were significantly above their year-earlier levels in most countries of the subregion, reflecting the high cost of production and transport as well as trade disruptions following the export ban [...]

Export prices for milling wheat from the Russian Federation continued to decrease by 6 percent month-on-month in March 2024 and were down by 30 percent year-on-year, supported by the ample harvest. In Ukraine, the export prices of milling wheat (offer, f.o.b.) [...]

Wholesale prices of white maize have been overall declining since September 2023 in most countries of the subregion due to increased supplies from the main season harvest and year-on-year larger imports. In March 2024, prices continued to decline month-on-month in [...]

Wholesale prices of wheat grain and wheat flour were stable or decreased in March 2024 in the subregion. In Argentina, the region’s major wheat exporter, prices declined by 6 percent month-on-month, following downward trends in international markets. Prices were more [...]