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Dear All,

We are pleased to share the latest issue of the FAO GIEWS Update:


·         The Sudan - Fuel shortages and high prices of agricultural inputs affecting planting of 2018 crops

·         Soudan – Les pénuries de carburant et la cherté des intrants agricoles nuisent aux semis des cultures de 2018

·         Sudán - la escasez de combustible y los elevados precios de los insumos agrícolas afectan a la siembra de los cultivos de 2018

·         Судан - нехватка топлива и высокие цены на средства сельскохозяйственного производства негативно влияют на посев урожая 2018 года

·         苏丹 - 燃料短缺和农业投入品高价格影响2018年作物播种


GIEWS Update – The Sudan

11 September 2018

KEY MESSAGES


·         Fuel shortages are reported in several areas in the country, triggering sharp price increases in the parallel market.

·         Prices of most agricultural inputs surged in the last 12 months to more than twice their year-earlier levels.

·         Availability and access constraints to fuel and agricultural inputs are mainly caused by the depreciation of the Sudanese Pound and dwindling foreign currency reserves that have affected imports.

·         Despite the provision of fuel by the Government to the agriculture sector, supply shortages have affected land preparation, planting and weeding operations.

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