Essential commodities prices, availability, and market actors’ perceptions: December 2025

Shima Mohamed, Halefom Yigzaw Nigus, Tarig Rakhy, Hala Abushama and Khalid Siddig

No 11, Sudan SSP working papers from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: Merchants’ expectations remained broadly stable in December. About 62.5 percent planned to continue trading at current levels, similar to November. However, the share intending to expand trading volumes declined to 20.6 percent from 26.7 percent, with planned expansions mainly concentrated in Blue Nile and South Kordofan. Only small shares of merchants planned to reduce trade volumes (4.4 percent, mainly in Gedaref and North Kordofan) or relocate to other markets (around 4 percent, notably in South Kordofan and Kassala). Temporary exits from trading or changes in product mix were negligible, while uncertainty about future plans increased to 6.6 percent, up from 3.5 percent in November.

Keywords: capacity building; commodities; prices; markets; price stabilization; economic stabilization; Sudan; Africa; Northern Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026-02-06
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