Wheat flour prices followed mixed trends in September 2026 and were significantly above their levels a year earlier.

Food prices at exceptionally high levels in Juba in September, due to the lingering impact of the prolonged conflict and severe macroeconomic difficulties.

Prices of sorghum and millet continued to seasonally increase in most monitored markets in September, while prices of wheat flour also rose after having followed mixed trends in the previous month. Overall, cereal prices in September were at exceptionally high levels due to a reduced cereal production in 2025 due to the ongoing conflict, which has resulted in high input prices and in supply-chain disruptions, and by recent increases in already high fuel prices caused by the Middle East conflict.