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Niger - Albichir, Analyse approfondie des marché et de la sécurité alimentaire, 2013

This bulletin provides information on price changes for the most commonly consumed staples and their potential impacts on the cost of the basic food basket.

• Despite a good 2012/2013 crop year, local prices in Niger have not recovered from the 2011/2012 Sahel food crisis. The price of millet, the main staple, is above last year’s crisis levels and is expected to further increase in the coming months, during the lean season.
• Most millet markets, particularly those in the main producing areas are on alert; above expected seasonal levels since the beginning of the 2012 harvest.
• Disruption of food commodity trade with Nigeria, producer storage strategies and government procurement are maintaining millet prices high. 

Niger - Albichir, Analyse approfondie des marché et de la sécurité alimentaire, 2012

Atypical drought conditions in the US causes wheat, maize and soya prices to soar (figure 1). According to data record-ed by the World Bank in July 2012, wheat increased by 50%, maize by 45% and soya by 30% since mid-June 2012. By contrast, rice prices remained stable until July 2012. Compared to the 5-year average, maize, soya and wheat increased by 59%, 44% and 31%, respectively, and rice increased only by 8%. A new bullish phase in inter-national markets could impact regional markets and the food access of West African households already affected by the current nutrition and food crisis.

Niger - Albichir, Analyse approfondie des marches et de la securite alimentaire, 2011

L’objectif de la mission est d’évaluer la situation en cours sur les marchés du Bénin, du Niger, du Nigeria et du Tchad ainsi que les perspectives de leurs évolutions avant et pendant la période de soudure 2011.

Niger - Albichir, Analyse approfondie des marches et de la securite alimentaire, 2010

Niger - Albichir, Analyse approfondie des marches et de la securite alimentaire, 2009

This bulletin provides members of the regional-level Food Security and Nutrition and decision-makers in West Africa with an overview of the food security situation, including the impliaction of international and sub-regional market trends. On West African ma