▪ The national average retail price of sorghum was SDG410.4/1 Kg, which is an increase of 9.47% compared to the previous month.
▪ The national average retail price of wheat flour was SDG1214/1 Kg, which is an increase of 23.88% compared to the previous month.
▪ The national average retail price of the goat was SDG35,362/head, which is an increase of 9.56% compared to the previous month.
▪ The national average price of groundnut was SDG22,082/1 kantar, which is an increase of 8.97 compared to the previous month.
▪ The average cost of the WFP local food basket was SDG586/1 LFB, which is an increase of 11.44% compared to the previous month.
Food Security Outlook
The WFP local food basket cost, wheat prices, inflation rates, and casual labor daily wages are showing a significant increase during May and June 2023. The foreign exchange rate showed instability for the last two months, although it slightly declined in May/June 2023 compared to the previous months (March/April). In June 2023, the parallel exchange rate fluctuated around 560SDG/1US$, while the commercial banks’ average rate dropped to around 560SDG/1US$ (low demand for foreign currency to import inputs and goods from abroad). The inflation rates were not issued for the last 4 months of 2023, but with the skyrocketing prices of goods and services, it is expected to reach 3 digits figure by the end of June and hit above 200%. The WFP local food basket cost (LFB) increased to SDG586 in June 2023 compared to SDG526 in May 2023, which is a significant increase of 11.44%. The LFB cost increased by 27.94% compared to the same month of the previous year (SDG458). The average casual-labor daily wage rate sharply increased by 36.0% compared to May 2023, (increased from SDG4,000 to SDG5,439), while it was higher by 83 percent compared to the month of the previous year.
If these conditions continue, it is expected that there will be a severe shortage in the supply of food and other essential commodities, which will complicate the situation, and thus prices will increase more and more, and food security for millions of Sudanese will rapidly deteriorate.