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Markets and Trade

  • As of July, when milk production and livestock body conditions typically improve, even limited humanitarian assistance programs could reduce crisis conditions to IPC Phase 2 Stress levels. Assistance efforts and the re-opening of local markets will keep pastoral populations in northern rice-growing and agropastoral areas in Phase 2 Stress throughout the outlook period.
  • The limited livelihoods of poor households in northern rice-growing and agropastoral areas, compounded by food prices, rules out any improvement in the food security situation, particularly with these households becoming increasingly and seasonally dependent on local markets. Humanitarian programs will contribute to the maintenance of IPC Phase 2 Stress levels of food insecurity in these areas throughout the outlook period. With the more or less normal behavior of food security drivers, southern populations will continue to experience only “Minimal” levels of food insecurity (IPC Phase 1).
  • Trade between the southern and northern parts of the country has improved with the official re-opening of major roads connecting the north with the south and a resumption of trade with neighboring countries like Niger and Burkina Faso. Trade volumes from Algeria are less than normal, but remain steady. At 20 to 30 percent above the five-year average, food prices in the north prevent adequate food access, particularly in pastoral areas suffering from the slump in livestock sales and deteriorating pastoral conditions. Gradual economic improvements are not likely to result in major livelihoods change during the outlook period, which will be marked by the return of displaced populations.

Product Availability

This matrix shows the availability of Flow Maps and Price Graphs for a particular commodity.


Map Graph
LivestockX 
MilletXX
RiceXX
SorghumXX

Price Bulletins

Click on the links below the Price Bulletins heading to find a collection of price graphs for food security relevant markets and commodities of a particular country or region that are updated monthly.

 
 

Production and Market Flow Maps

Maps illustrating market catchments and flows for commodities important to food security.

 

Production and Market Flow Maps provide a summary of experience based knowledge of market networks (catchments and commodity flows) significant to food security: basic grains, livestock, and labor. Maps are produced by USGS and FEWS NET in collaboration with local government ministries, market information systems, UN agencies, NGOs, other network partners and market actors.
 
 

 

 
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