This issue of "Nepal Market Review" by WFP contains the following highlights:
2008 was a year marked by unprecedented food price increases across country. At peak prices, rice increased by 24 percent, oil by 30 percent, wheat flour by 18 percent, and murmurous(lentil) by 40 percent compared to last year.
The major causes of price increase during 2008 include: high reliance on imports during a year of rapidly rising global food prices, 2007 Indian export ban on key food commodities, high transportation costs, reduced road access caused by natural disasters, civil unrest, and poor base stocks of food.
Domestic cost drivers resulted in particularly high food prices, year-on-year food and beverage inflation in Nepal was approximately 17%, compared to approximately 10 percent food inflation in India.Eighty percent of households in Nepal experienced increased difficulty in purchasing food during 2008 due to higher food prices; yet, only 31% of households reported increased income.
The most common coping strategies were: relying on less preferred foods, reducing meal portions, reducing spending on non-food items and spending savings/borrowing money for food purchases. Over 30 percent of households had skipped meals, or reduced portion sizes. Despite relatively strong agricultural harvests in 2008, food stock levels in both Nepal and Indian feeder markets are generally low and are not likely to be replenished soon. Therefore, possibility of further sharp price hikes and continued price volatility through 2009 remains high.
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Publisher:
WFP
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Type / Script:
Bulletin or Poster
in English
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Keywords:
STOCK OF FOOD, INFLATION, TRADE, NATIONAL PRICE DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS, CROP CULTIVATION, RATIONING, AGRICULTURAL LEGISLATION, RETAIL PRICE, FOOD INSECURITY, PRICE FLUCTUATION, PRICE DEVELOPMENTS, MARKETS, FLOODS AND LANDSLIDE, MONSOON CONDITIONS, COMMODITIES, MARKETING DEVELOPMENT, FOOD SECURITY, FOOD PLANNING, FOOD POLICY, PRICE AND AVAILABILITY, LARGEST PRICE CHANGES
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Thematic Group:
WFP
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Food and Emergency humanitarian logistict support
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Thesaurus:
04.01.01
- Agricultural Economics And Policy; Rural Sociology
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