[FAO_logo_Blue_2lines_en.jpg] 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. [cid:image002.jpg@01D449DC.93EA8500]<http://www.fao.org/3/CA1361EN/ca1361en.pdf> [cid:image003.gif@01D449DC.93EA8500]Go to report<http://www.fao.org/3/CA1361EN/ca1361en.pdf> [cid:image003.gif@01D449DC.93EA8500]<http://www.fao.org/3/a-C0344e.pdf>Go to other GIEWS Updates<http://www.fao.org/giews/reports/giews-updates/en/> 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 E-mail: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the GIEWSAlertsEurope-L list, click the following link: &*TICKET_URL(GIEWSAlertsEurope-L,SIGNOFF);