GIEWS Update - The Sudan, 11 September 2018
Fuel shortages and high prices of agricultural inputs affecting planting of 2018 crops
Year of publication2018
AuthorFAO
PublisherFAO
AbstractFuel 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.
Available inEnglish
Product typeNewsletter
SeriesGIEWS - Updates
CountrySudan
RegionAfrica
ISSN2707-1723
Areas of workGlobal Information and Early Warning System
KeywordsFuel shortages; prices; currency depreciation; imports; production; Sudan.
