Minader Division on Agriculture & its Development Fund Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
WFP
World Food Programme
Newsletter on agricultural commodity prices in pilot markets In Adamaoua, Far North and North regions
N°003
Period: October-December 2022
HIGHLIGHTS
- Cereal prices increased in the Far North region and remained stable in the Adamawa and North regions.
- Groundnut prices increased in all three regions, while palm oil and cottonseed prices fell in the Adamawa region.
- General decline of legume prices in all three regions.
- Root and tuber prices decreased in all three regions, with the exception of potatoes and white yams, whose prices rose in the Adamawa region.
- Slight fall in fruit and vegetable prices in all three regions, with the exception of onions, for which prices rose in the Adamawa region.
| Onion | +31% | Groundnut(kampala) | +21% |
|---|---|---|---|
| october : XAF 668 | october : XAF 637 | ||
| december : XAF 873 | ▲ | december : XAF 768 | ▲ |
| Wheat (flour) | +9% | Macabo | +8% |
| october : XAF 709 | october : XAF 314 | ||
| december : XAF 771 | ▲ | december : XAF 337 | ▲ |
Methodology:
Data presented in this bulletin were collected by MINADER staff through the Market Information System (SIM) pilot project, led by the Department of Agricultural Surveys and Statistics (DESA) in collaboration with World Food Program (WFP) Cameroon.
The prices data are collected in local units measurement for each product. The collection is carried weekly in all selected markets. More than 35 food products are monitored in 30 markets located in the Adamaoua, Far North and North regions.
Data processing and analysis are carried out by a joint DESA-PAM technical team.
- Cereals: price rises in the Far North
Rice
The kilogram of local rice remained fairly stable in all three regions in the fourth quarter of 2022, with variations of less than 4%. For this food commodity, the Adamaoua region recorded the highest price, with a quarterly average of 440 FCFA, followed by the Far North (382 FCFA) and North (370 FCFA) regions. Despite a slight drop in November, the price recovered in December.
Corn
The kilogram of white maize showed different trends in the three regions in the fourth quarter of 2022. It was down in the North region; lower but up in the Adamaoua and Far North regions. In fact, in the North, it rose from 231 FCFA to 218 FCFA after a steady decline of 7 FCFA per month on average. In Adamaoua, it rose from 179 FCFA to 197 FCFA, an average monthly increase of 9 FCFA. In the Far North, on the other hand, the price jumped by 20% between November and December, reaching 220 FCFA.