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Cereals and Flour
The following figure shows weekly average local prices of cereals and wheat flour (SDG/kg) from February 2025 to May 2026. Sorghum, millet and wheat flour prices increased slightly in May compared to April 2026. Wheat prices remained stable during April and May, with only a slight increase at the beginning of May before returning to previous levels by the end of the month.Summary:
This report, produced by the IFPRI’s Sudan Strategy Support Program, presents updated trends in prices, availability, and market conditions for essential food and non-food commodities across Sudan.
Sudan’s essential commodity markets remained under pressure in May 2026, with prices rising for many food items and traders reporting declining availability across several commodity groups.
Prices of staple cereals, including sorghum, millet, and wheat flour, increased slightly during May, while wheat prices remained broadly stable. Traders reported a continued decline in the availability of cereals and flour compared with earlier months. Prices for lentils, rice, and pigeon peas also increased, accompanied by a reduction in the share of traders reporting high availability.
Vegetable markets showed mixed trends. Tomato and potato prices continued to rise during April and May, while onion prices remained relatively stable. Prices of most animal-source foods, including beef, lamb, chicken, and milk, increased in May, and traders reported lower availability of meat and animal products. Among other food commodities, sugar and fava bean prices increased, whereas cooking oil and oilseed prices remained relatively stable. Availability declined for most commodities in this category, except fava beans.
Agricultural input markets also experienced changes. Prices of improved wheat seeds rose sharply, while fertilizer prices fluctuated modestly. Fuel prices in regular markets continued their upward trend, and prices in parallel markets remained consistently higher. However, traders reported improved fuel availability compared with April. The gap between official and parallel exchange rates persisted, despite some decline in parallel market exchange rates during May.
Market actors continued to face operational challenges. Twenty-three percent of surveyed merchants reported supply chain and logistical constraints, while financial and liquidity challenges increased compared with the previous month. Despite these challenges, storage constraints remained minimal. Most traders reported stable or improved profit margins, and market sentiment remained relatively positive: 70 percent of surveyed merchants indicated they expect to continue trading as usual over the next one to three months, while 20 percent plan to increase trade volumes.
Citation:
Rakhy, Tarig; Mohamed, Shima; Abushama, Hala; Nigus, Halefom Yigzaw; Suliman, Gotada; and Siddig, Khalid. 2026. Essential commodities prices, availability, and market actors’ perceptions: May 2026. Sudan Market Prices and Availability Report 16. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/183435