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Across the 10 provinces in the Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (HGSFP), the surveyed markets continued to function well from March to May 2025, as indicated by the strong Market functionality index (MFI) indicators—assortment and resilience held steady at top levels, and availability remained high. Price fluctuations were modest, with a slight drop in the price index and MFI easing to 8.7.
Food prices remained stable with some notable shifts. Mixed rice prices fell by over 20% year-on-year (YoY), while pork with fat and vegetable oil increased. Other key items like snakehead fish, duck eggs and orange-flesh sweet potatoes showed minimal change.
The average cost of the Basic Food Basket (BFB) between March and May was KHR105,000 per person/month (USD25.6), down 5.1% YoY. Mixed rice price declines largely drove this reduction; offsetting rises in other items. Urban and rural markets both experienced a cost decrease, with no notable difference in living expenses.
The overall inflation and food inflation in Phnom Penh in March 2025 were 3.7% and 5.2%, respectively