Highlights
• Maize grain markets remain well supplied across the country.
• The total value of the SMEBs across all regions remained fairly constant, with very slight increases observed for the Urban and Central areas’ baskets.
• As per the recently-released IPC report, some 2.62 million people will require humanitarian assistance during the upcoming lean season, with the food gap period ranging from 2 to 5 months; 22 percent of those requiring assistance reside in urban areas.