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Dear All,

We are pleased to share the following FAO/GIEWS Special Alert.



GIEWS Special Alert                                                No. 342
26 January 2018
The Sudan

Record prices of food staples in December 2017
endanger food access



HIGHLIGHTS


§  Prices of cereals and other food products surged in November-December 2017, reaching record or near-record highs.



§  The sharp increases were mainly driven by a depreciation of the Sudanese Pound.



§  The Government's decision to cut wheat import subsidies was reported to further underpin the increase in the prices of wheat flour and bread.


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Enquiries may be directed to:
Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture (GIEWS)<http://www.fao.org/giews/en/>
Trade and Markets Division (EST)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00153 Rome, Italy
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