Papua New Guinea food price bulletin: October 2023

International Food Policy Research Institute, Greg Hayoge, Mekamu Kedir Jemal and Emily Schmidt

No October 2023, Papua New Guinea food price bulletins from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: Download time series food price data, and build graphs and tables for over 20 different food crops at our food price database webpage: https://www.ifpri.org/project/fresh food-price-analysis-papua-new-guinea; Price trends in Q3, 2023 Staple Crops: Sweet potato prices were relatively stable across all markets, with prices ticking upwards at the end of the third quarter in highlands markets. Comparing quarter 2 and 3 average prices on specific commodities, Port Moresby experienced the largest increase in taro price/kg at 76 percent while Banz experienced a 10 percent decrease in cassava price/kg. Vitamin-dense foods: vegetable prices varied across markets in the third quarter of 2023, with some prices decreasing and others increasing. Prices of most vegetables in Port Moresby decreased from August to September, while prices of English cabbage, capsicum, and carrots in Lae increased by 10%. Fresh Fruits: Prices varied across markets in the second and third quarters of 2023. Ripe banana prices increased in Lae and Banz but decreased in Port Moresby, Mt Hagen, and Goroka. Lemon prices increased in all markets except Lae.

Keywords: leaf vegetables; sweet potatoes; inflation; lemons; capacity development; markets; food prices; prices; taro; Papua New Guinea; Oceania; Melanesia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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