Rise in Darfur food prices seen in Zalingei

09/07/2010 11:56

Commodity prices continued to rise in Darfur. The price of one kilo of sheep meat in Zalingei reached 12 Sudanese pounds, beef reached 12 pounds, while a kilo of tomatoes is 3 pounds. According to traders in the town of Zalingei, the price of sack of sugar reached 200 pounds and millet 190. The price of a sack of onions is 80 pounds and traders added that dried okra selling at 8 pounds and sauce at 6 pounds.

Commodity prices continued to rise in Darfur. The price of one kilo of sheep meat in Zalingei reached 12 Sudanese pounds, beef reached 12 pounds, while a kilo of tomatoes is 3 pounds. According to traders in the town of Zalingei, the price of sack of sugar reached 200 pounds and millet 190. The price of a sack of onions is 80 pounds and traders added that dried okra selling at 8 pounds and sauce at 6 pounds.In the town of Tulus, sacks of grain also sell at 200 pounds, and jerrycans of oil at 75 pounds. One of the citizens of Tulus said that the strategic food reserves had run out in the region with the high rising prices of consumer goods. With the onset of the rainy season, he also called on the government to provide anti-malarial drugs and help fight against mosquitoes.