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Market Watch 54 - June 2013.

Abstract:
Retail prices of most monitored food commodities showed an upward trend in June 2013, as the supply of foods decreased in many parts of the country due to frequent obstruction of roads and trails, particularly in the Hills and Mountains. As per the latest report released by the Nepal Rastra Bank, the national inflation rate in June 2013 remained at 8.2 percent, while the price index of the cereal grains sub-group sharply increased by 12.0 percent, as compared to a marginal increase of 1.0 percent over the same period last year.

Publisher: GoN, WFP, FNCCI

Type / Script:
Bulletin or Poster in English

Keywords:
FOOD, FOOD INDUSTRY, FOOD SUPPLY, FOOD TRANSPORT, FOOD PLANNING, FOOD POLICY, FOOD PREPARATION, FOOD PRESERVATION, FOOD PRICES, FOOD RESOURCES, FOOD SECURITY, FOOD TRADE, FOOD DISTRIBUTION, RATIONING, PRODUCTION, MARKET POTENTIAL, TRADE PREFERENCES, AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS, AGRICULTURAL PRICES, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT MARKETING, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, COMMODITY TRADE.

Thematic Group:
WFP, (2013)

Thesaurus:
07.02.01 - Trade In Commodities

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Feeder: DINA JANGAM, Editor: PRATIVASHRESTHA, Auditor:

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Market Watch 54

Abstract:
Retail prices of most staple food commodities regularly monitored by MoAD and WFP across the country showed an upward trend over the past one month. Price of coarse rice went up by 5.4 percent to Rs. 40.9 per kilo, while that of wheat flour marginally declined by 2.8 percent to Rs. 38.3 per kilo due to the supply of recently harvested wheat to the markets. Prices of pulses such as black gram and broken lentil marginally increased by 1.5 and 0.4 percent. Likewise, prices of edible oils also showed a marginal increase over the past one month, while the price of red potato went up sharply by 18.7 percent due to the onset of the lean season. Prices showed a sharp increase as compared to the same period last year; this is perhaps due to the decline in summer crop production in 2012/13.