Headlines • Cereal prices were stable or fell across West Darfur in anticipation of a good harvest after a favourable rainy season
• Livestock prices stabilized or increased slightly, although the price of meat in Geneina reached the same level as in Khartoum
• The limited availability of cash crops such as sesame and kerkadeh in many markets in West Darfur is unusual and deserves further investigation
• The price of fresh fruit and vegetables such as onions and tomatoes increased, a normal seasonal trend
• The rainy season hampered trade movements on many of West Darfur’s major trading routes. Transport costs generally increased
• Opportunistic gold prospecting in North Darfur has caused shortages of agricultural labour in parts of West Darfur; labour migration to Libya has resumed, particularly from some IDP camps