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FAO/GIEWS Special Alert No. 342: The Sudan, 26 January 2018

Record prices of food staples in December 2017 endanger food access

Year of publication 2018

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 4

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Newsletter

Series title GIEWS Updates

Series number 342

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) In the Sudan the prices of the main staples, sorghum, millet and wheat increased significantly at the end of 2017, mainly driven by a sharp depreciation of the local currency and the Govenrnment's decision to remove the subsidies on wheat imports.

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