BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 14. The World Food Programme (WFP) has published a 'Market Situation Update' for Tajikistan for October 31 - November 6, 2022, Trend reports with reference to the WFP.
According to the WFP, compared to last week, the prices of key food commodities from October 31 through November 6, 2022 such as rice and vegetable oils continued to decrease in the range of 1-3 percent due to import increases from foreign countries.
During the reporting period, the average staple food prices in Tajikistan were (per 1 kg/liter):
vegetable oil - 22.2 somoni ($2.1)
wheat flour (1st grade) - 6.4 somoni ($0.62)
rice - 13.9 somoni ($1.3)
sugar - 11.1 somoni ($1)
milk - 5.7 somoni ($0.55)
chicken - 35.2 somoni ($3.4)
beef - 62.5 somoni ($6.1)
potatoes - 4.1 somoni ($0.4)
WFP Tajikistan, in partnership with the agricultural advisory organization Neksigol Mushovir has been monitoring commodity prices in markets across the country. Markets monitored include 5 major markets and 10 minor markets. The focus is on the main commodities that are consumed by the population of the country. Prices are assessed at the start of each week.