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Minimum Expenditure Basket in Malawi - Round 12: 21-25 September 2020: A look at Food Prices and Availability in Times of COVID-19

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Highlights

• The SMEB trends for the Urban and Rural regions remain virtually the same since the beginning of data collection, with the urban SMEB continually recorded as the highest.

• Maize grain and pulse price continue to slowly increase as market demand increases (since households are depleting their stocks) with the approaching 2020/2021 Lean Season.

• The National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) resumed its maize grain purchase program in mid-October, with plans to purchase 35,000 MT of maize over the coming weeks.