Overall inflation remains very high (+42.1% from August 2011), even though the prospects of a good harvest and the release of stocks by traders eased sorghum prices in September (-9.4% compared to August 2012). Agricultural wages increased by 55.1% (Q3-2012 vs. Q2-2012), with a positive impact on casual labourers’ purchasing power (+58.2%). Besides, the ToT between labourers involved in non-agricultural activities and sorghum improved by 18.7% in the same time frame. A general improvement was also recorded during the quarter for pastoralists’ purchasing power (+12.9% and +17.4% compared to Q2-2012 for goat/sorghum and sheep/sorghum terms of trade, respectively). The only exception was South Kordofan, where insecurity problems reduced the ToT in favour of grain producers (goat/sorghum, -4.6% in September 2012 compared to the previous month).
October 2012