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Asia Pacific Weekly Price MonitorRegional Office for Asia and the Pacific
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- Rice prices increased by 3 percent over the past week andwere 8 percent above the prices observed three months ago.
- Wheat prices increased by 3 percent from the previous week
and were about the same level of prices observed a month and
three months ago, respectively.
Country Highlights
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AFGHANISTAN, Kabul (19 December 2011 2011)Retail nominal prices
Data sources: Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock and World Food Programme (WFP).
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- Prices of staple food remained unchanged from last week.- Rice prices are 7 percent below the prices observed a month
ago but 2 percent above from those recorded a year ago.
- Wheat flour prices are 4 percent below the prices observed a
month ago.
- Chicken prices are 13 percent above the prices recorded a
month ago but 17 percent below those observed a year ago.
- Soybean prices are 40 percent above the prices registered a
year ago.
Country Highlights
The Government started procurement of 200,000 MT of Aman
rice at BDT 28 per kg from the domestic market to provideincentives to the farmers amid a continued fall in prices of both
rice and paddy. This drive began on 5 December and will
continue until 28 February 2012 (Fortnightly Foodgrain Outlook,
06 December 2011).
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BANGLADESH, Dhaka (19 December 2011)Retail nominal prices
Data source: Ministry of Agriculture.
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CAMBODIA, Phnom Penh (19 December 2011)Wholesale nominal prices
Asia Pacific Weekly Price MonitorRegional Office for Asia and the Pacific
- Over the past week, wholesale nominal prices of all staple foodcommodities remained stable in Phnom Penh.
- Rice prices (mix variety) are 29 percent above the prices
recorded a year ago.
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Data source: Ministry of Agriculture, Forests and Fisheries.
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CHINA, Beijing (19 December 2011)Retail and wholesale nominal prices
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Asia Pacific Weekly Price MonitorRegional Office for Asia and the Pacific
- Staple food prices in Beijing market continue to remain stablesince early 2011.
Country Highlights
According to a media report, China's government is proposing
to eliminate its value-added tax on the distribution of vegeta-bles in its latest effort to shield consumers from higher food
prices. Currently a 17 percent value-added tax applies to enter-
prises engaged in import-export, production, distribution or
retailing activities (Wall Street Journal, 20 December 2011).
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Data source: Beijing Municipal Bureau of Grain.
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- Corn prices fell by 14 percent during the end of November andwere 18 percent below the prices observed a year ago.
- Cassava prices increased by 41 percent during the end of
November and are 38 percent above the prices recorded three
months ago.
- Prices of dalo tausala (taro) increased by 72 percent during the
end of December, and doubled from prices observed three
months ago.
Country Highlights
More than 15,000 people from 300 villages and schools across
the country have improved access to clean water (Radio Fiji, 20December 2011).
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Fiji, National Average (28 November 2011)Retail nominal prices
Data source: Department of Agriculture.
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- In New Delhi market, rice and wheat prices remainedunchanged from the previous week and were 4 and 7 percent,
respectively, above the prices observed a year ago.
Country Highlights
- The Union Cabinet approved the National Food Security Bill. Under
this law, a population of 700 million (which included 75 percent ruraland 50 percent urban, out of a total of 1.2 billion persons) will be
entitled to monthly food assistance (rice/wheat/millets) of 7 kg for
priority groups and 3-4kg for general groups (The Tribune, 19 Decem-
ber 2011).
- The High Court is still discussing if wages under the Mahatma Gandhi
National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) have to be fixed as
per Minimum Wages Act. A final decision is expected by 23 December
(Indian Express, 19 December 2011).
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INDIA, Delhi (19 December 2011)Retail nominal prices
Data source: Ministry of Consumer Affairs and Public Food Distribution.
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INDONESIA, National Average (19 December 2011)Retail nominal prices
Asia Pacific Weekly Price MonitorRegional Office for Asia and the Pacific
- Although chicken prices have continued to drop since earlySeptember, they slightly increased by 2 percent over the past
week but still are 4 percent lower than prices observed both
three months and a year ago.
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Data source: Ministry of Trade.
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LAO PDR, Vientiane (05 December 2011)Retail nominal prices
Asia Pacific Weekly Price MonitorRegional Office for Asia and the Pacific
-Prices of staple food commodities were stable over the firstweek of December in Vientiane market.
Country Highlights
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Data source: Ministry of Industry and Commerce.
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MYANMAR, Yangon and Mandalay (19 December 2011)Wholesale nominal prices
Asia Pacific Weekly Price MonitorRegional Office for Asia and the Pacific
- Maize prices increased by 6 percent from the previous weekand were 10 percent above the prices observed a month ago,
but 3 percent below the prices recorded three months ago.
Country Highlights
- Myanmar and WFP discussed about food assistance modalities
for farmers who lost poppy cultivation due to natural disaster(Government of Myanmar, 20 December 2011).
- According to the Myanmar Livestock Federation, oversupply
on poultry industry in Yangon region is depressing prices.
Discussions over possible solutions are still ongoing (Myanmar
Times, 19 December 2011).
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Data source: E-Trade Myanmar.
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Asia Pacific Weekly Price MonitorRegional Office for Asia and the Pacific
- Retail nominal prices of staple foods remained largely stableover the past week in Karachi market.
- Wheat prices are 4 percent above the prices observed a year
ago; while wheat flour prices are 4 percent below the prices
recorded the previous year.
Country Highlights
The district administration of Peshawar has imposed ban on
poultry and eggs exports to Afghanistan for one month (TheDown, 20 December 2011).
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PAKISTAN, Karachi (19 Decemberr 2011)Retail nominal prices
Data source: Federal Bureau of Statistics.
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PHILIPPINES, National Average (12 December2011)Retail nominal prices
Asia Pacific Weekly Price MonitorRegional Office for Asia and the Pacific
- Overall, prices of staple food commodities remained largely
stable over the past week.
Country Highlights
The Department of Agriculture will assist farmers affected by
Tropical Storm Sendong via a Palit-tanim scheme. Beneficiarieswhose farms were totally damaged will be entitled to a 100-
percent seed subsidy for paddy (rice)/corn; while those whose
farms were partially damaged, will receive 50 percent subsidy
(Official Gazette, 20 December 2011).
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Data source: Department of Agriculture.
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SAMOA, Fugalei (November 2011)Retail nominal prices
Asia Pacific Weekly Price MonitorRegional Office for Asia and the Pacific
- Taro prices increased by 30 percent from October to November and
were 72 percent above the prices observed a year ago.
- Taro palagi prices increased by 63.5 percent from the previous month
and were nearly 130 percent above the prices observed a year ago.
- Ta’amu prices fell by 6 percent during the past month but were nearly
a 130 percent above the prices recorded a year ago.
- Coconut prices increased by 4.2 percent and were 14 percent above
the prices observed a year ago.
Country Highlights
Farmers and consumers both are feeling the effects of the dry
season in Samoa. The majority of sellers at the market show thatmost of their staple crop has been negatively affected by the
drought. In recent months Samoa has experienced a little more
rainfall but the damage to root crops have already been done
and most farmers have shared that the quality of the crop is just
not good enough to sell at the market (Samoa Bureau of Statis-
tics, 17 December 2011).
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Data source: Samoa Bureau of Statistics.
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SRI-LANKA, Colombo (12 December 2011)Retail nominal prices
Asia Pacific Weekly Price MonitorRegional Office for Asia and the Pacific
- Rice prices have been edging upwards since mid-September
and increased by 3 percent over the past week and were 14
percent above the prices observed three months ago.
Country Highlights
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Data source: Department of Census and Statistics.
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Asia Pacific Weekly Price MonitorRegional Office for Asia and the Pacific
- Retail nominal prices of staple foods remained largely stable
over the past week in Bangkok market.
- Pork prices remained 8 percent above the prices observed a
month ago. Pork prices had been gradually declining since
August 2011.
Country Highlights
According to a media report, Thailand’s 2011-12 second rice
crop will likely be delayed by two months because of floods.Now the harvest of the second crop is expected to start in April
next year instead of the regular February as farmers had
delayed sowing owing to the floods (Oryza, 20 December 2011).
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THAILAND, Bangkok (19 December 2011)Retail nominal prices
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Data source: Ministry of Trade.
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Asia Pacific Weekly Price MonitorRegional Office for Asia and the Pacific
- Overall, prices of staple food commodities remained stable
over the past week.
Country Highlights
National authorities are closely monitoring food additives and
food processing to ensure safety and hygiene during the
upcoming festive season (Viet Nam News, 20 December 2011).
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VIET NAM, Hanoi (19 December 2011)Retail nominal prices
Data source: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
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Disclaimer and Acknowledgements
The Asia Pacic Weekly Price Monitor is prepared by the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacic with information from official and unofficial sources.
Conditions can change rapidly and information may not always represent the current food price situation as of the present date . None of the country
reports should be regarded in any way as statements of governmental views. The designations employed and the presentation of material in this news
bulletin do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations concerning
the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. This report has been
produced with nancial assistance from the European Union. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of the authors and can in no way
be taken to reflect the views of the European Union.
The support of FAO Country Offices, FAO's Food and Agriculture Policy Decision Analysis (FAPDA) and the European Union through the EC-FAO Food
Security Programme “Linking information and decision-making to improve food security in selected countries of the Greater Mekong Subregion”
are gratefully acknowledged for their contributions.
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