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This Rapid Market Assessment (RMA) is a suppliment to the MAU Market Price Report in Southern Sagaing Region. It provides township-level data on market functionality, activity, supply, and logistics. Data were collected through observation and KIIs with retailers during October 21-22, 2024. Reports available at www.themimu.info/market-analysis-unit.
KEY FINDINGS
• Periodic closures afected the Ye-U market, but markets were open even amid poor security;
• Market activity remained stable, although it grew in Myaung despite tense a security environment;
• NFI supply improved but food supply worsened, driven by disruptions in regional vegetable supply;
• Retailers said confict complicated supply routes, making it harder to move goods between townships;
• Shipping rates rose again in Monywa, and out-ofstate supply from Mandalay grew more difcult;
• Transportation and supply challenges grew, and they were greatest in Monywa and Ye-U.