Papua New Guinea food price bulletin: April 2024

Glen Hayoge, Mekamu Kedir Jemal and International Food Policy Research Institute

Papua New Guinea food price bulletins from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: Price trends of Q1 of 2024 (January-March) The price of sweet potato in lowland markets of Port Moresby, Lae and Kokopo is more than double the cost in highland markets of Goroka and Banz. The price of imported rice remained stable across all markets, except in Banz where a 1 kg bag of rice decreased by 18 percent between January and March, 2024. Prices of vegetables in Goroka market decreased on average by 13 percent (except aibika and pakchoi) between January and March. Prices of all vegetables in Port Moresby increased on average by 56 percent between January and March, 2024. Fruits such as pawpaw and pineapple had mixed price trends across market. Pineapple increased on average by 28 percent in all markets. On average, the price of pineapple per kilo increased 29 percent price in Goroka, Kokopo and Banz between January and March, 2024.

Keywords: sweet potatoes; markets; rice; vegetables; fruits; food prices; Papua New Guinea; Melanesia; Oceania (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024-05-14
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