AreaSudan

Commodity GroupGrains

CommodityWheat

Date01/10/2018

Policy CategoryConsumption and marketing

Policy InstrumentGovernment procurement

DescriptionRaised the minimum price of a 50 kg bag of wheat by almost 150 percent as an incentive to farmers in central parts of the country, in order to help supply wheat in the marketplace and combat wheat and bread shortages that have affected consumers in recent months.