31 August 2012 Atypical drought conditions in the US causes
wheat, maize and soya prices to soar (figure 1). According to
data record-ed by the World Bank in July 2012, wheat increased
by 50%, maize by 45% and soya by 30% since mid-June 2012. By
contrast, rice prices remained stable until July 2012. Compared
to the 5-year average, maize, soya and wheat increased by 59%,
44% and 31%, respectively, and rice increased only by 8%. A new
bullish phase in inter-national markets could impact regional
markets and the food access of West African households already
affected by the current nutrition and food crisis. 31 March 2009
With the recent decline of food prices, the share of household’s
budget spent on food has decreased to 62% in December 2008 and
57% in March 2009. 31 May 2006 Analysis was set to identify
missing or poor information on national markets , cross-border
trade and variables underlying the pricing of products needed to
food security of the Sahel.