Dear
colleagues,
We
are pleased to share with you the latest AP Weekly Price Monitor (10
May). You can find this and previous issues
here.
Over the past week, staple
food commodity prices remained relatively stable in all reporting countries. The most recent price information reported from
Fiji
is from March 2013.Both corn and dalo prices were 5 and 10 above those observed in February 2013.
Under
national policy highlights, the amendments of National Food Security Bill in
India
submitted on 6 May 2013 the Lok Sabha (Parliament)
could not be passed in the current parliamentary session as Parliament was adjourned sine die on Wednesday 8 May 2013. The National Food Security Bill was enacted in 2009 as shifting from a welfare-based to a rights-based approach. It was firstly introduced
to the Lok Sabha on late 2011 and referred to the Standing Committee whose recommendations were submitted in early 2013. In a nutshell, the amendments are related to coverage (state wise) and entitlement issues under the Targeted Public Distribution System,
subsidized prices and cost of food transportation and distribution, and the maternity benefit (Press Information Bureau and Lok Sabha transcript 2 and 9 May 2013).
Regarding
the weather situation, the government of Marshal
Islands declared a state of emergency for
the northern region on 19 April 2013 due to a prolonged dry season and severe drought experienced in
Wotje and the atolls north of Majuro. The severe drought conditions may have affected drinking water supplies, rainwater catchment storage, salinity of groundwater and agriculture/food production on the atoll islands requiring immediate as well as long-term
response measures (OCHA, 1 May 2013).
For more details, please see the
full
report.
With best regards,
AP
Weekly Price Monitor team
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