Eastern Africa Market and Trade Update: 2025 Q1

Eastern Africa Market and Trade Update: 2025 Q1

Nairobi (Kenya): World Food Programme (WFP), 2025.

English

13 p.

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This quarterly report by the WFP Eastern and Southern Africa Office provides a comprehensive overview of food market trends, trade flows, and macroeconomic conditions across Eastern Africa during the first quarter of 2025. Despite declining global cereal and oil prices, local food prices remained elevated in conflict-affected and economically fragile countries such as Sudan, South Sudan, and Burundi. The report highlights the impact of currency depreciation, fuel scarcity, and inflation on food access and affordability. It also details cross-border trade dynamics, regional inflation trends, and the cost of local food baskets, with Sudan and South Sudan recording the highest year-on-year increases. Country-specific updates and a short-term outlook suggest continued market volatility and food insecurity in vulnerable areas.

ELR 3612.2025 Vol.1

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