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KEY FINDINGS
• Between June and July 2025, the median cost of the MSSMEB decreased by 1%, with the food basket cost also decreasing by the same margin. The reduction in MSSMEB and food basket costs is primarily driven by price drops in millling costs by 21%, and salt by 10%. However, some items recorded price increases, including maize grain (12%), charcoal (12%), and beans (11%).
• The highest MSSMEB prices were recorded in Akon (Gogrial West County), Turalei & Wunrok (Twic County), Wau, and Warrap (Tonj North County).
• Since June 2025, Bor South has experienced the highest monthly increase, with the MSSMEB rising by 46% and the food basket soaring by 62%. In Turalei, the MSSMEB increased by 28% and the food basket by 36%, while Fagwir (Fangak County) experienced a 26% rise in the MSSMEB and a 25% increase in the food basket. Ariath (Aweil North County) saw a 21% rise in the MSSMEB and 19% in the food basket, whereas Wunrok reported a 19% increase in the MSSMEB and 23% in the food basket.
• Traders in the assessed locations reported that the roads from Narus (Kapoeta East County) to Pochalla and from Tishwin (a northern border point) to Rubkona were closed due to poor road conditions. Additionally, some traders cited insecurity along these routes as a contributing factor.
• Although MSSMEB and food basket costs have slightly decreased, traders continue to face several constraints that may limit further price reductions. Key among them is the depreciation of the South Sudanese Pound (SSP), cited by 39% of surveyed traders. Other major restocking challenges include poor road conditions (38%), high marketplace taxation (25%), elevated fuel prices (25%), unfavorable river conditions (20%), border closures (18%), and checkpoint costs (17%), among other issues.