Agricultural Commodity Price Bulletin
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Agricultural Commodity Price Bulletin
ﺟﻤﻬﻮری اﺳـــــــــــــــــﻼﻣﯽ اﻓﻐﺎﻧـــــﺴﺘﺎن داﻓـﻐـــــﺎﻧﺴﺘﺎن اﺳــــــــــــــﻼﻡﯽ ﺟـﻤﻬــــﻮرﻳﺖ وزارت زراﻋﺖ ،ﺁﺑﻴﺎری وﻡﺎﻟﺪاری دﮐــــــﺮﻧﯽ ،اوﺑﻮﻟﮕــــﻮﻟـــــﻮ اوﻡﺎﻟﺪاری وزارت ﻧﺸــــﺮﻳ ًﻪ ﻗﻴــــﻤﺖ هــــــﺎی ﻡﺤﺼﻮﻻت زراﻋﺘـــــﯽ )ﺳـــــﺎ ل :۴ﺵﻤــﺎرﻩ (۴ Agricultural Commodity Price Bulletin )(Year 4 : Volume 4 Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock General Department of Policy and Planning Marketing, Economics and Statistics Division )(FAAHM Kabul, 12 April 2008 Abbreviations DAP EC FAAHM FAO MAIL USDA WFP Diammonium Phosphate European Commission Food, Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Information Management Unit Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock United States Department of Agriculture World Food Program Contact us Comments on this bulletin are most welcome. Contact us at: Haqiqatpal Ghulam Rabbani, Director, FAAHM, MAAHF [email protected] Mobile: +93-(0)700 284879 “Support to FAAHM in Developing an Agricultural Statistics and Market Information System” (GCP/AFG/042/EC) The FAO project mentioned above provides technical guidance and financial support for the publication of this bulletin. The project is funded by the European Commission. FAAHM bulletins and reports are available at: http://www.agriculture.gov.af/farsi/price.htm HERAT DAI KUNDY MAP OF AFGHANISTAN BADAKHSHAN Source: Central Statistics Office v AFGHANISTAN MAP CONTENTS Map of Afghanistan Summary Table 1. Consumer Price Index (CPI) ...................................................................................................................................... 1 2. Price of agricultural commodities .............................................................................................................................. 4 2.1. Price of wheat ....................................................................................................................................................... 4 2.2. Price of fruits and vegetables................................................................................................................................ 7 2.3. Price of livestock and livestock products .............................................................................................................. 7 2.4. Cost of agricultural and casual labour ................................................................................................................. 9 2.5. Price of fertilizers................................................................................................................................................ 10 Annexes Annex I: Consumer Price Index (CPI) for March 2007 - March 2008 by location Annex II: National Consumer Price Index (CPI) for March 2007 - March 2008 by item Annex III: Kabul Consumer Price Index for March 2007 - March 2008 Annex IV: Retail market price of agricultural commodities in provincial centers in March 2008 Annex V: Retail Market prices of selected agricultural commodities (latest) Annex VI: Price of agricultural commodities in border towns Annex VII: Weekly retail market prices of fruits and vegetables in Kunduz, Heart, Kandahar and Jalalabad in March/April Annex VIII: Weekly Market price of agricultural commodities/services Annex IX: Monthly average price of wheat in international market Summary Table Agricultural commodity prices (Afs/Kg.) in March 2008 Commodity Region Wheat Wheat Wheat Wheat Wheat Wheat Wheat Wheat Wheat Beef Mutton Chicken Agri. Labor Urea DAP North North-East West West-Central Central South East South-West Overall Overall Overall Overall Overall Overall Overall March 2007 February 2008 March 2008 13.2 14.0 12.7 14.0 12.2 12.5 11.7 13.8 13.0 130.7 182.5 84.6 181.0 12.6 22.6 21.2 21.3 18.7 20.0 20.7 19.0 24.0 22.7 21.1 139.9 192.5 96.4 188.5 14.9 28.2 26.8 26.3 25.3 22.0 22.2 20.8 24.3 23.3 23.9 140.3 193.9 99.5 194.4 14.6 30.8 % increase on the previous month 26.4 23.5 35.7 10.0 7.3 9.2 1.0 2.9 12.9 0.3 0.7 3.2 3.1 -1.9 9.3 Source: FAAHM LATEST National average price of local wheat on 12 April 2008 is Afs 28.4/kg. Commodity Region Wheat Wheat Wheat Wheat Wheat Wheat Wheat Wheat Wheat North North-East West West-Central Central South East South-West Overall Source: FAAHM April 12 2008 31.1 30.1 31.0 23.5 28.3 27.3 26.3 26.9 28.4 % increase on the same month last year 103.0 87.5 100.0 57.1 81.7 66.0 107.9 69.7 84.2 7.3 6.2 17.5 7.4 15.5 36.5 Agricultural Commodity Price Bulletin (Year 4: Volume 4) 1. Consumer Price Index (CPI) National Consumer Price Index (CPI)1 in March 2008 was higher than in the same month last year by 28.8 percent points. The annual increase in the national food index – whose share is 61.3% in the overall CPI - was 39.8 percent points. As regards this the increase in the prices of bread and cereals is significantly higher (by 67.8 percent points). The non-food index, which has 38.7% share in the overall index, showed an increase of 11.1 percent points in the said period. There was 1.1 percent point decrease in the exchange-rate index in the period. (Annex I/II) Table 1: CPI in March 2008 compared to March 2007 and February 2008 Description Percent point increase in March 2008 CPI On the On the same month last last month year OVERALL INDEX 28.8 1.7 Food Index 39.8 3.7 Bread and cereals 67.8 5.9 Meat 9.9 2.8 Milk, cheese and eggs 17.5 0.0 Oils and fats 49.5 6.2 Fresh and dried fruits 15.3 0.2 Vegetables including tubers 9.6 2.1 Sugar and sweets -8.7 -1.0 Spices 3.6 0.2 Non-alcoholic beverages 4.5 1.0 Cigarettes and tobacco 2.8 0.5 Non-food Index 11.1 -1.7 Exchange rate Index -1.1 0.7 Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO) Among food items, annual increases in the indexes were as follows: “Bread and cereals” (+67.8); “Oil and fats” (+49.5 percent points up); “Milk cheese and egg” (+17.5); “Fresh and dry fruits” (+15.3); “Meat” (+9.9); “Vegetables including tubers” (+9.6); “Non-alcoholic beverages” (+4.5); “Spices” (+3.6); “Cigarettes and tobacco” (2.8); and “Sugar and sweets” (-8.7 percent points). (Summary Table and Table 1) From February to March 2008, overall CPI increased by 1.7 percent point, with an increase in the food indexes by 3.7 and decrease in the non-food index by 1.7 percent point. The exchangerate increased by 0.7 percent point in the said period. (Table 1/Annex II) 1 Consumer Price Index (CPI) is an index of the price of consumer goods and services purchased by the consumers. It can be used to measure the rate of inflation or the cost of living. Page 1 National Consumer Price Index, December 2006 to December 2007 [March 2004=100] 170.0 160.0 150.0 Index 140.0 130.0 120.0 110.0 100.0 90.0 Mar 07 Apr 07 May 07 Jun 07 Jul 07 Aug 07 Sep 07 Oct 07 Nov 07 Dec 07 Jan 08 Feb 08 Mar 08 Dec 07 Jan 08 Feb 08 Mar 08 Month Overall Index Food Index Non-Food Index Exchange rate Index Source: Central Statistics Office National Food Price Indexes, December 2006 to December 2007 (March 2004 = 100) 210.0 190.0 Index 170.0 150.0 130.0 110.0 90.0 Mar 07 Apr 07 May 07 Jun 07 Jul 07 Aug 07 Sep 07 Oct 07 Nov 07 Month Bread and Cereals Vegetables incl. tubers Meat Sugar and sweets Milk, cheese and eggs Spices Oils and fats Non-alcoholic beverages Fresh and dried fruits Cigarettes and tobacco Source: Central Statistics Office Of the six locations that report CPI data, the highest annual inflation-rate was observed in Kandahar (an increase in CPI by 32.2 percent points), Herat (31.5), Khost (29.8) and Jalalabad (27.5). The highest annual inflation-rates for food items were reported from Kandahar (45.5 percent points), Herat (40.8), Khost (39.9), and Mazar (39.8). For non-food items, highest annual inflation rates were experienced in Herat (16.8), Khost (13.7), and Jalalabad (11.9). (Table 2/Annex I/II) Page 2 Table 2: CPI in March 2008 compared to March 2007 and February 2008 Location Overall Index (% points increase) on the last on the year same previous month month 28.7 1.7 27.4 1.7 31.5 4.0 27.5 0.8 26.3 -1.0 29.8 5.4 32.2 1.0 National Kabul Heart Jalalabad Mazar Khost Kandahar Food Index (% points increase) On the last On the year same previous month month 39.8 3.7 38.5 3.2 40.8 6.9 37.2 0.3 39.8 2.9 39.9 9.5 45.5 2.2 Non-food Index (% points increase) on the last on the year same previous month month 11.0 -1.7 9.8 -0.6 16.8 -0.7 11.9 1.3 4.8 -7.3 13.7 -1.2 11.1 -0.8 Source: Central Statistics Office Consumer Price Indexes by Locations, March 2007 to March 2008 (March 2004=100) 180.0 170.0 160.0 Index 150.0 140.0 130.0 120.0 110.0 100.0 90.0 Mar 07 Apr 07 May 07 Jun 07 Jul 07 Aug 07 Sep 07 Oct 07 Nov 07 Dec 07 Jan 08 Feb 08 Mar 08 Month Kabul Herat Jalalabad Mazar Khost Kandahar Source: Central Statistics Office In Kabul, CPI rose by 27.4 percent points in one year period ending March 2008. Annual increases in food and non-food indexes in that period were 38.5 and 9.8 percent points, respectively. A significant increase (65.2%)2 in prices of bread and cereals was noted, in particular. From February to March 2008, overall CPI increased by 1.7 percent point. In that period, food and non-food indexes became 1.7 and 0.1 percent points higher, respectively. 2 Corresponding figures for the previous two months were 70.8 and 65.5 percent points Page 3 Table 3: Annual and Monthly increases in CPI for Kabul Description OVERALL INDEX Food Index Bread and cereals Meat Milk, cheese and eggs Oils and fats Fresh and dried fruits Vegetables including tubers Sugar and sweets Spices Non-alcoholic beverages Cigarettes and tobacco Non-food Index March 2008 CPI (percent points increase compared to previous month and year) On March 2007 On February 2008 27.4 1.7 38.5 3.2 65.2 5.1 5.2 1.7 26.2 -0.6 51.3 7.8 6.8 0.4 9.2 0.4 -7.8 -0.8 3.7 0.0 4.3 0.2 5.3 0.1 9.8 -0.6 2. Price of agricultural commodities 2.1. Price of wheat Average price of wheat in March 2008 was Afs 23.9/kg, which is 13.3% higher than in February 2007. Table 4 shows a significant annual increase in the price in all of the regions. Table 4: Local wheat price (Afs/Kg.) in March 2008 (Source: FAAHM) Region North North-East West West-Central Central South East3 South-West Overall March 2007 February 2008 March 2008 13.2 14.0 12.7 14.0 12.2 12.5 11.7 13.8 13.0 21.2 21.3 18.7 20.0 20.7 19.0 24.0 22.7 21.1 26.8 26.3 25.3 22.0 22.2 20.8 24.3 23.3 23.9 % increase on February 2008 26.4 23.5 35.7 10.0 7.3 9.2 1.0 2.9 12.9 % increase on March 2007 103.0 87.5 100.0 57.1 81.7 66.0 107.9 69.7 84.2 The price of local wheat in April 2007 was almost at par with the price in March 2007. The price in May was 3% lower than its price in April. Further drop in price was observed in June/July 2007. The story this year is completely different. For example, the national average price of local wheat in mid-April 2008 is Afs 28.4/kg, which is about 19% higher than the average price in March 2008. [Source: FAAHM price data of 12 April (Saturday) from 34 provinces.] 3 High price in the east is mainly related to the price level in Nuristan Page 4 Local wheat price (March 2007 - March 2008) 28.0 Price in Afs/kg 24.0 20.0 16.0 12.0 8.0 Mar 07 Apr 07 May 07 Jun 07 Jul 07 Aug 07 Sep 07 Oct 07 Nov 07 Dec 07 Jan 08 Feb 08 Mar 08 Month North North-East West West-Central Central South East South-West OVERALL Source: FAAHM Table 5: Average price of local wheat in various regions in the past six months (Afs/kg) Region North North-East West West-Central Central South East South-West Overall Nov 2007 Dec 2007 Jan 2008 Feb 2008 Mar 2008 12 Apr 2008 17.0 17.3 13.3 18.5 16.3 16.0 16.3 15.5 16.2 17.8 18.3 16.7 18.5 17.5 17.5 19.0 19.2 18.1 22.0 22.0 18.0 19.5 21.2 21.0 26.8 21.8 21.5 21.3 21.3 18.7 20.0 20.7 19.0 24.0 22.7 21.1 26.3 26.3 25.3 22.0 22.2 20.8 24.3 23.3 23.9 31.1 30.1 31.0 23.5 28.3 27.3 26.3 26.9 28.4 Source: FAAHM A graph that shows weekly market price of wheat in the ten markets for the past three months is shown below. (Source: WFP/Annex VIII) Weekly price of wheat (January to April 2008) 40 35 Price (Afs/Kg) 30 25 20 15 10 5 n Ja k ee -W 1 n Ja k ee -W 2 n Ja k ee -W 3 n Ja k ee -W 4 b Fe -W k ee 1 b Fe -W k ee 2 b Fe -W k ee 3 b Fe k ee -W 4 M ar k ee W 1 M ar k ee W 2 M -W ar k ee 3 M Month/Week Kabul Kandahar Jalalabad Herat Mazar Faizabad Gardez Maimana Nili Source: Vulnerability Mapping Unit, WFP, Afghanistan Page 5 Ghor -W ar k ee 4 rAp k ee W 1 On global market, the price in April compared to March has decreased by about 20%. (Graph Below) Export price of wheat (US Hard Red Winter, US Soft Red Winter and EU) showed increasing trend in the period mid-October to mid-December, and mixed trends in December 07 and January 08. The price in the third week of January 2008 decreased a bit but was still in the range $340 to $400 per tonne. The price in January-March 2008 again showed an increasing trend. (Annex IX) Surge in wheat price was observed in January to October 2006. Thereafter the price showed markedly downward trend up to February 2007. It exhibited mixed trend for the three months that followed. Since June 2007 the price showed increasing trend up to October. Global market price of wheat (fob) in August was higher than in July by 5%-15%. The price surged further in September, with an increase of 21%-29%. It exhibited slightly upward trend in October, but the price in November decreased by 4-5% compared to the price in October. Since December 07, there is further price rise. (Annex IX/Graph below; Source: International Grains Council, USDA and FAO) Average price of wheat on global market (January 2005- April 2008) 600 500 US$/Tonn 400 300 200 100 Ja n 05 Fe b M Ap ar r0 5 M ay Ju n Ju Au l g Se p O ct N ov D Ja ec n 06 Fe b M ar Ap M r ay Ju n Ju Au l g Se p O ct N ov D Ja ec n 07 Fe b M ar Ap M r ay Ju n Ju Au l g Se p O ct N ov D Ja ec n 08 Fe b M ar Ap r 0 Months Argentina, Up River, fob US No. 2 Hard Red Winter ord., US fob Gulf US No. 2 Soft Red Winter, fob US Gulf FAAHM started collecting market prices of various commodities from border markets from April 2007. Market prices of various commodities in April 2008 in the following seven border markets are shown in Annex VI: • • • • Shirkhan (Kunduz) and Hairatan (Balkh) Islam Qala and Torghondi (Herat) Spin Bordak (Kandahar) Zarang (Nimroz) and Torkhan (Nangarhar) Page 6 2.2. Price of fruits and vegetables FAAHM started collecting prices of fruits and vegetables from Kunduz, Herat, Kandahar and Jalalabad markets from October 2007. By July 2008 FAAHM will have collected horticulture price for about a year and analytical results of horticulture prices will then be possible to provide. At present horticulture data are presented on “as is” basis. (Annex VII) 2.3. Price of livestock and livestock products In March 2008, national prices of beef, mutton and chicken were Afs 140/kg, 194/kg, and Afs 100/kg, respectively. Compared to February 2008 prices, there were nominal increases in the price of meat. The price of one-year sheep shows a mixed trend. (Table 6/7) In Kabul, the price of meat showed similar trend for beef and mutton, but the price of chicken decreased by 5.5%. Price of beef (March 2007 - March 2008) 170.0 150.0 Price in Afs/kg 130.0 110.0 90.0 70.0 50.0 Mar 07 Apr 07 May 07 Jun 07 Jul 07 Aug 07 Sep 07 Oct 07 Nov 07 Dec 07 Jan 08 Feb 08 Mar 08 Feb 08 Mar 08 Month North North-East West West-Central Central South East South-West OVERALL Price of mutton/lamb (March 2007 - March 2008) 240.0 220.0 Price in Afs/kg 200.0 180.0 160.0 140.0 120.0 100.0 Mar 07 Apr 07 May 07 Jun 07 Jul 07 Aug 07 Sep 07 Oct 07 Nov 07 Dec 07 Jan 08 Month North North-East West West-Central Central Source: FAAHM Page 7 South East South-West OVERALL Table 6: Average price of beef, mutton/lamb and chicken in the past six months, national Region Oct 2007 Nov 2007 Dec 2007 Jan 2008 Feb 2008 Mar 2008 Beef Mutton Chicken 134.1 180.6 96.2 134.9 182.5 97.7 133.5 182.3 98.2 138.2 187.9 98.0 139.9 192.5 96.4 140.3 193.9 99.5 % increase in March compared to February 08 0.3 0.7 3.1 Source: FAAHM Table 7: Average price of beef, mutton/lamb and chicken in the past six months, Kabul Region Oct 2007 Nov 2007 Dec 2007 Jan 2008 Feb 2008 Mar 2008 Beef Mutton Chicken 150 200 90 150 200 90 135 195 100 130 195 95 130 195 90 135 195 85 % increase in March compared to February 08 3.8 --5.6 Source: FAAHM Ap r -W ee k -W ee k M ar M ar 1 4 3 -W ee k 2 M ar M ar Fe b Fe b -W ee k 1 -W ee k 4 -W ee k 3 -W ee k 2 Fe b Fe b -W ee k -W ee k 1 4 -W ee k -W ee k Ja n Ja n Ja n -W ee k -W ee k Ja n 3 2 6,000 5,800 5,600 5,400 5,200 5,000 4,800 4,600 4,400 4,200 4,000 3,800 3,600 3,400 3,200 3,000 2,800 2,600 2,400 2,200 2,000 1 Price (Afs/kg) Weekly price of one-year old sheep (January to April 2008) Month/Week Kabul Kandahar Jalalabad Herat Mazar Faizabad Gardez Maimana Nili Ghor Source: Vulnerability Mapping Unit, World Food Program, Afghanistan Price of chicken (March 2007 - March 2008) 140.0 130.0 120.0 Price (Afs/kg) 110.0 100.0 90.0 n, 80.0 70.0 60.0 50.0 40.0 Mar 07 Apr 07 May 07 Jun 07 Jul 07 Aug 07 Sep 07 Oct 07 Nov 07 Dec 07 Jan 08 Month North North-East West West-Central Central Source: FAAHM Page 8 South East South-West OVERALL Feb 08 Mar 08 2.4. Cost of agricultural and casual labour The labor cost in March (Afs 194.4/day) was about 3% higher compared to the February cost (Afs 188.5/day). It is usual for agricultural labor cost to increase in March due to higher labor demand. In February/March costs of unskilled labor showed a very mixed trend (Graph above and Annex IX/VIII) Cost of agriculture labor per person (March 2007 - March 2008) 240.0 220.0 Afs/day 200.0 180.0 160.0 140.0 120.0 100.0 Mar 07 Apr 07 May 07 Jun 07 Jul 07 Aug 07 Sep 07 Oct 07 Nov 07 Dec 07 Jan 08 Feb 08 Mar 08 Month North North-East West West-Central Central South East South-West OVERALL Source: FAAHM Nili Month/Week Kabul Kandahar Jalalabad Herat Mazar Faizabad Gardez Ghor Source: Vulnerability Mapping Unit, World Food Program, Afghanistan Page 9 1 -W ee k Ap r Maimana M M ar - ar - W ee k W ee k W ee k M ar - 4 3 2 1 ar - W ee k 4 M Fe b Fe b Fe b -W ee k -W ee k 3 2 -W ee k 1 -W ee k Fe b Ja n -W ee k 4 3 -W ee k Ja n -W ee k Ja n -W ee k 1 2 290 280 270 260 250 240 230 220 210 200 190 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 Ja n Cost per day (Afs/person) Casual labour costs (January to April 2008) 2.5. Price of fertilizers4 Average price of best quality, imported urea ranged between Afs 14.6 and 14.9/kg in January to March 2008. Price of urea in March was Afs 14.6 per kg. Average price of of the best quality DAP in March 08 was Afs 30.8 per kg. In March 2007 the price was Afs 22.6/kg. Like other commodities, the average price of fertilizers in the east is substantially higher because of their higher prices in Nuristan. Price of imported urea, best quality (March 2007 - March 2008) 21.0 19.0 17.0 Afs/kg 15.0 13.0 11.0 9.0 7.0 5.0 Mar 07 Apr 07 May 07 Jun 07 Jul 07 Aug 07 Sep 07 Oct 07 Nov 07 Dec 07 Jan 08 Feb 08 Mar 08 Feb 08 Mar 08 Month North North-East West West-Central Central South East South-West OVERALL Price of DAP (March 2007 - March 2008) 40.0 35.0 Afs/kg 30.0 25.0 20.0 15.0 10.0 Mar 07 Apr 07 May 07 Jun 07 Jul 07 Aug 07 Sep 07 Oct 07 Nov 07 Dec 07 Jan 08 Month North North-East West West-Central Central Source: FAAHM 4 Price per bag has been expressed in Afs/kg Page 10 South East South-West OVERALL Annex I: Consumer Price Index (CPI) for March 2007 - March 2008 by location (March 2004 = 100) National Overall Index - Food - Non-Food Kabul Overall Index - Food - Non-Food Herat Overall Index - Food - Non-Food Jalalabad Overall Index - Food - Non-Food Mazar Overall Index - Food - Non-Food Khost Overall Index - Food - Non-Food Kadahar Overall Index - Food - Non-Food Mar 2007 Apr 2007 May 2007 Jun 2007 Jul 2007 Aug 2007 Sep 2007 Oct 2007 Nov 2007 Dec 2007 Jan 2008 Feb 2008 Mar 2008 127.5 124.5 132.2 128.5 126.4 131.9 130.6 129.4 132.4 132.7 132.1 133.8 134.2 133.6 135.1 136.2 134.7 138.5 139.8 139.4 140.4 140.6 140.8 140.4 146.0 148.4 142.3 149.7 153.5 143.8 156.8 164.2 145.1 154.5 160.6 144.9 156.2 164.3 143.2 131.8 126.0 140.9 132.1 126.8 140.5 133.6 130.0 139.5 135.0 131.9 139.9 136.0 131.6 143.1 138.0 132.7 146.6 143.1 138.8 149.9 142.3 138.9 147.8 148.9 148.2 150.0 151.6 151.9 151.1 158.5 162.9 151.6 157.5 161.3 151.3 159.2 164.5 150.7 134.4 138.4 128.0 136.5 142.0 127.6 139.3 145.9 128.7 143.8 150.7 132.8 144.9 152.6 132.7 148.7 155.9 137.2 150.6 157.6 139.3 153.3 161.0 141.2 155.6 164.1 142.3 157.3 165.6 144.1 169.0 183.4 146.3 161.9 172.3 145.5 165.9 179.2 144.8 118.8 118.1 120.0 119.4 118.6 120.6 121.0 120.8 121.2 122.1 122.1 122.0 122.9 122.4 123.7 125.6 124.2 127.8 129.3 130.1 128.1 131.2 133.7 127.3 137.3 142.1 129.8 140.8 147.5 130.3 148.3 157.7 133.4 145.5 155.0 130.6 146.3 155.3 131.9 126.3 124.7 128.8 128.6 128.0 129.5 131.4 131.3 131.6 134.2 134.9 133.2 137.3 139.5 133.7 137.9 139.2 136.0 138.3 139.5 136.2 139.3 140.0 138.1 146.5 151.6 138.3 146.8 150.7 140.6 152.8 159.7 141.9 153.6 161.6 140.9 152.6 164.5 133.6 119.9 112.6 131.4 120.4 114.8 129.1 121.7 116.6 129.9 121.1 116.6 128.3 121.7 117.6 128.1 122.9 117.7 131.2 127.0 123.2 133.0 129.1 126.2 133.8 135.9 133.2 140.2 141.1 141.6 140.2 150.4 156.2 141.3 144.3 143.0 146.3 149.7 152.5 145.1 124.7 118.3 134.9 125.0 119.2 134.3 126.5 121.6 134.3 129.5 125.1 136.5 131.0 126.3 138.3 132.9 127.4 141.6 140.2 137.7 144.0 139.4 137.4 142.4 142.2 141.4 143.6 154.6 159.9 146.1 155.3 160.7 146.8 155.9 161.6 146.8 156.9 163.8 146.0 Source: Central Statistics Office Annex: Page 1 Annex II: National Consumer Price Index (CPI) for March 2007 - March 2008 by item (March 2004 = 100) Weight Overall Index Food Bread and Cereals Meat Milk, cheese and eggs Oils and fats Fresh and dried fruits Vegetables incl. tubers Sugar and sweets Spices Non-alcoholic beverages Cigarettes and tobacco Non-Food Clothing Housing - Rent -Construction material -Electricity and fuels Household goods Health Transportation Communication Education Miscellaneous Exchange rate Index 100.0 61.3 28.0 6.0 5.6 5.3 4.9 4.9 1.8 1.1 2.0 1.7 38.7 7.2 17.2 7.1 3.2 6.8 7.0 2.0 2.3 0.9 1.2 0.9 Mar 2007 127.4 124.5 129.5 118.5 122.7 104.8 112.6 150.2 135.9 117.4 106.4 105.7 132.1 108.7 149.5 145.3 113.6 170.9 108.2 137.3 171.5 103.4 100.8 130.0 100.3 Apr 2007 128.5 126.4 132.5 119.0 122.7 107.6 114.9 152.0 134.7 113.7 106.2 106.4 131.9 108.6 148.6 146.1 112.8 168.1 108.5 136.3 175.4 103.9 101.4 129.0 100.6 May 2007 130.6 129.4 136.9 117.6 125.1 113.9 116.8 156.1 129.2 114.4 106.7 106.4 132.4 108.8 148.1 145.6 114.6 166.6 110.6 138.1 177.7 104.3 101.0 132.1 100.6 Jun 2007 132.7 132.1 140.4 115.8 127.2 122.0 117.8 157.6 133.8 115.2 106.5 107.9 133.8 109.0 150.5 149.1 119.4 166.7 110.4 138.5 181.5 104.3 101.8 132.6 100.3 Jul 2007 134.2 133.6 143.5 115.2 128.1 124.3 121.6 152.3 132.2 114.9 107.3 108.6 135.1 109.1 150.9 149.4 120.8 166.7 111.0 138.7 199.7 104.3 101.7 132.6 99.9 Source: Central Statistics Office Annex: Page 2 Aug 2007 136.2 134.7 144.9 116.2 131.6 129.1 121.5 149.6 130.5 113.6 106.0 109.2 138.5 109.5 157.0 152.9 121.8 177.9 111.3 139.0 206.8 109.4 101.4 132.9 100.0 Sep 2007 139.8 139.4 152.2 115.2 132.8 130.8 122.3 162.0 128.9 119.3 108.1 110.1 140.4 110.2 161.3 153.0 124.9 187.3 111.6 139.1 202.7 109.4 101.4 132.8 100.0 Oct 2007 140.6 140.8 153.7 118.3 133.8 132.0 125.8 161.5 128.0 117.8 107.5 110.2 140.4 110.4 161.8 155.9 125.3 185.2 111.8 139.1 197.1 109.4 101.4 132.9 100.0 Nov 2007 146.0 148.4 168.4 118.8 135.3 138.5 125.2 165.3 128.8 117.7 107.7 105.9 142.3 110.4 163.5 156.2 125.3 189.2 111.3 139.3 217.3 109.4 102.0 134.8 100.2 Dec 2007 149.7 153.5 178.1 120.6 137.6 141.9 125.8 163.0 129.4 120.0 107.7 108.1 143.8 112.0 165.3 153.9 124.5 196.6 112.8 139.3 216.9 109.4 103.0 137.5 99.8 Jan 2008 156.8 164.2 200.2 123.1 139.1 144.9 126.6 161.1 129.0 120.5 109.4 108.6 145.1 112.4 167.3 152.5 125.7 202.6 112.8 142.3 217.4 109.4 103.4 144.9 99.5 Feb 2008 154.5 160.6 191.4 125.6 140.2 148.1 127.7 157.7 128.2 120.8 109.9 108.0 144.9 112.1 167.3 154.9 124.0 200.7 112.7 142.9 214.4 109.4 103.0 149.6 98.5 Mar 2008 156.2 164.3 197.3 128.4 140.2 154.3 127.9 159.8 127.2 121.0 110.9 108.5 143.2 113.0 161.5 153.9 124.3 187.1 113.9 143.0 220.1 109.4 104.0 154.7 99.2 Annex III: Kabul Consumer Price Index for March 2007 - March 2008 (March 2004 = 100) Overall Index Monthly % Change Mar 2007 Apr 2007 May 2007 Jun 2007 Jul 2007 Aug 2007 Sep 2007 Oct 2007 Nov 2007 Dec 2007 Jan 2008 Feb 2008 Mar 2008 131.8 132.1 133.6 135.0 136.0 138.0 143.1 142.3 148.9 151.6 158.5 157.5 159.2 1.0 0.2 1.2 1.0 0.8 1.5 3.7 -0.5 4.6 1.8 4.6 -0.7 1.1 Food Bread and Cereals Meat Milk, cheese and eggs Oils and fats Fresh and dried fruits Vegetables incl. tubers Sugar and sweets Spices Non-alcoholic beverages Cigarettes and tobacco 126.0 125.8 125.9 120.6 113.6 130.2 152.9 141.9 135.2 110.3 93.7 126.8 126.2 125.6 122.8 117.5 131.4 153.9 138.9 135.7 110.2 93.6 130.0 130.6 125.3 127.9 126.8 131.8 153.8 135.0 135.9 109.7 94.1 131.9 133.0 122.6 132.4 139.7 133.1 144.2 139.0 136.6 111.8 95.7 131.6 132.0 118.6 133.9 133.4 136.0 152.1 136.8 137.2 114.0 96.6 132.7 135.2 116.5 138.3 133.2 135.8 148.3 135.1 130.4 114.2 96.1 138.8 144.0 117.0 142.0 138.2 138.2 160.8 136.5 136.1 114.4 96.1 138.9 143.0 118.2 144.7 137.1 143.0 160.8 135.7 130.8 113.1 96.0 148.2 162.1 119.6 145.5 146.3 139.8 158.0 137.0 131.1 114.2 96.7 151.9 168.5 123.0 146.1 149.6 136.2 161.2 136.1 138.1 112.7 99.0 162.9 189.7 128.2 146.9 157.3 134.3 163.4 134.6 138.5 114.2 99.1 161.3 185.9 129.4 147.4 157.1 136.6 161.7 134.9 138.9 114.4 98.9 164.5 191.0 131.1 146.8 164.9 137.0 162.1 134.1 138.9 114.6 99.0 Non-Food Clothing Housing - Rent -Construction material -Electricity and fuels Household goods Health Transportation Communication Education Miscellaneous 140.9 115.7 162.4 159.6 110.9 189.6 113.2 150.1 170.2 100.0 99.3 150.7 140.5 114.9 161.2 160.4 110.2 186.3 113.0 149.4 174.6 100.0 99.1 150.6 139.5 116.3 157.9 153.4 112.5 184.1 113.5 150.2 176.5 100.0 98.5 151.5 139.9 118.1 157.7 153.8 115.2 182.0 113.4 150.2 177.9 100.0 99.3 153.5 143.1 117.9 160.9 155.3 121.2 185.7 114.0 151.1 205.6 100.0 99.8 153.5 146.6 118.1 169.1 161.8 121.4 199.4 114.0 151.1 202.9 100.0 98.7 154.0 149.9 120.1 175.9 163.2 128.5 211.8 114.5 151.3 198.9 100.0 98.5 154.0 147.8 119.2 172.7 163.2 129.6 203.0 114.4 151.0 192.7 100.0 98.3 154.0 150.0 119.6 175.6 161.6 130.2 211.8 114.7 151.2 205.5 100.0 97.9 153.6 151.1 122.9 177.0 161.7 129.7 215.4 115.1 151.3 201.4 100.0 97.7 153.6 151.6 121.7 177.9 161.7 130.6 217.3 115.0 152.9 201.7 100.0 97.9 163.7 151.3 122.3 176.8 162.0 130.2 214.3 115.5 154.4 197.3 100.0 98.1 175.4 150.7 123.5 172.9 162.4 130.8 203.8 116.1 155.0 210.8 100.0 98.5 171.3 Source: Central Statistics Office Annex: Page 3 Annex IV: Retail market price of agricultural commodities in provincial centers in March 2008 (Source: FAAHM-II) SN Region Province 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Faryab Juzjan Sar-i-Pul Balkh Samangan Bughlan Kunduz Takhar Badakhshan Heart Farah Badghis Ghor Bamyan Kabul Parwan Panjsheer Kapisa Logar Wardak Paktya Paktika Khost Ghazni Nangarhar Laghman Kunarha Nooristan Kandahar Helmand Zabul Nimroz Uruzgan Daikunde North North North North North North-East North-East North-East North-East West West West West-Central West-Central Central Central Central Central Central Central South South South South East East East East South-West South-West South-West South-West South-West South-West Wheat Wheat Flour Rice Rice Maize Local imported local imported (Afs/kg) (Afs/kg) (Afs/kg) (Afs/kg) (Afs/kg) 27 28 45 60 18 28 29 45 60 14 27 29 45 70 20 27 26 40 55 20 25 28 36 54 15 28 28 35 50 18 24 29 37 54 17 26 30 34 56 18 27 28 37 57 17 25 30 48 60 20 23 28 55 14 28 32 50 10 23 31 50 65 22 21 27 61 13 24 26 43 54 14 25 25 42 55 15 22 29 30 58 12 22 28 33 59 12 20 26 37 59 17 20 28 48 57 17 20 23 32 51 16 20 23 60 18 23 25 29 52 13 20 26 37 54 15 21 25 49 51 11 23 23 21 50 16 23 25 50 60 13 30 35 60 22 28 54 16 25 25 55 20 22 64 13 21 28 65 19 25 29 45 30 25 33 70 10 Annex: Page 4 Mungbeans Pea (Afs/kg) (Afs/kg) 40 57 35 45 30 45 35 40 40 45 30 40 21 40 22 37 40 43 30 35 45 45 45 50 45 55 35 50 30 41 30 45 35 43 42 55 29 50 45 43 28 27 55 52 26 40 40 40 41 50 50 60 50 50 50 41 50 38 32 42 45 51 51 50 40 Potato Vegetable Milk oil (Afs/kg) (Afs/litre) (Afs/litre) 14 73 20 13 82 20 12 81 15 12 83 15 11 80 20 10 83 26 10 83 15 10 80 25 14 80 30 12 85 20 11 75 20 17 70 15 88 11 75 40 11 71 27 10 85 20 17 80 9 79 33 13 90 14 12 85 20 15 15 72 12 88 16 11 80 20 9 70 20 10 95 30 14 80 30 17 13 55 29 11 81 23 11 64 14 86 32 70 12 87 Annex IV: Retail market price of agricultural commodities in provincial centers in March 2008 (Source: FAAHM-II) SN Region Province 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Faryab Juzjan Sar-i-Pul Balkh Samangan Bughlan Kunduz Takhar Badakhshan Heart Farah Badghis Ghor Bamyan Kabul Parwan Panjsheer Kapisa Logar Wardak Paktya Paktika Khost Ghazni Nangarhar Laghman Kunarha Nooristan Kandahar Helmand Zabul Nimroz Uruzgan Daikunde North North North North North North-East North-East North-East North-East West West West West-Central West-Central Central Central Central Central Central Central South South South South East East East East South-West South-West South-West South-West South-West South-West Beef Mutton Veal (Afs/kg) (Afs/kg) (Afs/kg) 150 200 170 160 180 170 140 175 160 150 200 160 150 170 160 140 200 160 130 182 160 130 170 150 130 160 150 140 250 180 150 220 160 150 190 170 140 200 160 140 160 140 135 195 160 130 200 160 140 180 160 130 195 160 130 200 160 140 200 160 120 185 170 120 180 150 140 160 130 200 170 130 200 140 130 160 145 120 170 130 200 240 220 150 195 130 200 130 200 155 240 175 139 235 140 170 200 280 Chicken Imported (Afs/kg) 90 95 100 100 80 105 80 80 100 85 110 85 100 135 85 90 100 81 100 110 96 100 108 100 100 106 110 200 80 100 80 95 97 Male Sheep Female Sheep Male Goat Female Goat live, one year live, one year live, one year live, one year (Afs/head) (Afs/head) (Afs/head) (Afs/head) 3,500 3,900 3,100 2,900 3,300 3,500 2,500 2,800 5,000 7,800 3,000 2,800 5,000 4,800 3,000 2,800 3,800 3,700 2,100 2,100 4,400 4,500 4,000 3,000 4,100 2,800 2,100 1,300 4,000 4,000 3,200 3,000 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 4,300 4,000 2,900 2,700 4,500 4,000 4,000 3,500 2,700 3,200 2,100 2,300 4,000 3,700 2,700 3,000 3,700 3,500 2,900 2,500 4,800 4,200 2,300 2,150 4,500 4,000 3,600 2,700 3,400 3,800 2,400 2,900 1,700 4,900 3,150 3,000 4,200 3,800 3,600 3,300 4,000 3,500 2,200 2,000 6,800 5,000 4,000 4,800 6,500 6,000 5,000 4,500 3,500 3,200 3,000 2,900 4,500 4,000 4,000 3,500 4,000 3,500 3,500 2,500 3,500 3,200 2,900 2,600 4,500 4,000 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,800 2,500 2,300 5,500 5,800 2,700 2,900 6,000 5,000 4,300 4,000 4,500 4,350 3,900 3,800 4,400 3,700 3,600 3,000 5,000 4,800 3,800 3,000 2,200 2,000 1,800 1,800 Annex: Page 5 Local Urea Imported Urea DAP best quality best quality best quality (Afs/kg) (Afs/kg) (Afs/kg) 16 16 26 16 17 15 28 17 14 22 16 17 21 17 16 41 16 14 40 16 15 40 14 30 15 40 17 32 10 18 15 20 16 14 29 14 13 27 14 44 15 15 25 14 14 27 14 37 15 28 14 49 15 30 13 13 14 27 14 44 14 45 14 23 25 35 15 15 24 13 35 13 25 13 17 13 27 17 30 Annex IV: Retail market price of agricultural commodities in provincial centers in March 2008 (Source: FAAHM-II) SN Region Province 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Faryab Juzjan Sar-i-Pul Balkh Samangan Bughlan Kunduz Takhar Badakhshan Heart Farah Badghis Ghor Bamyan Kabul Parwan Panjsheer Kapisa Logar Wardak Paktya Paktika Khost Ghazni Nangarhar Laghman Kunarha Nooristan Kandahar Helmand Zabul Nimroz Uruzgan Daikunde North North North North North North-East North-East North-East North-East West West West West-Central West-Central Central Central Central Central Central Central South South South South East East East East South-West South-West South-West South-West South-West South-West Agriculture Pair of oxen labour hiring (Afs/day) (Afs/day) 200 650 170 600 180 600 160 460 200 550 150 800 180 450 150 600 200 600 150 1,000 200 550 200 500 130 240 1,000 180 550 200 500 250 600 200 550 200 800 200 500 200 200 200 200 600 170 500 150 400 200 200 500 200 200 250 290 250 250 200 1000 Water pump Tractor hiring Diesel Liquid Gas Kerosene charge charge (Afs/hour) (Afs/hour) (Afs/Litre) (Afs/kg) (Afs/litre) 320 600 32 65 44 200 750 40 55 40 600 40 60 260 500 38 55 45 800 42 70 42 650 600 38 80 40 200 600 40 65 40 700 42 65 45 80 200 400 40 45 45 120 550 38 40 37 800 45 57 55 1,000 46 65 43 400 800 42 70 39 120 430 35 48 42 500 43 55 45 46 60 44 270 550 42 70 45 500 37 55 37 200 500 37 60 45 450 38 60 40 200 400 48 75 42 280 440 38 60 40 200 350 50 60 50 170 350 40 70 40 200 400 39 60 43 350 45 80 40 60 60 550 38 55 38 200 1,000 37 50 45 350 450 36 80 39 650 33 50 32 800 40 75 40 500 45 90 70 Annex: Page 6 Petrol (Afs/litre) 44 43 43 36 45 40 44 45 45 45 40 55 40 46 43 46 44 44 45 45 41 45 48 50 45 45 46 65 44 45 40 37 52 60 )Annex V: Retail Market prices of selected agricultural commodities (latest وزارت زراﻋﺖ ،ﺁﺑﻴﺎری و ﻣﺎﻟﺪاری ﻗﻴﻤـــــﺖ هــــﺎی ﻡﺤﺼﻮﻻت زراﻋﺘﯽ درﻡﺎ رﮐـــﻴﺖ هــــﺎی وﻻﻳﺎ ت ﺑﻪ اﻓﻐﺎﻥﯽ ﻓﯽ ﮐﻴﻠﻮ ﮔـــــﺮام )( Kg/Afg هﻔﺘﻪ ﭼﻬﺎرم ﻡﺎﻩ ﺡﻤﻞ ﺳﺎل 1387 12-Apr-08 ﺷﻤﺎر ﻩ Province ﻣﻨﻄﻘـــــﻪ وﻻﻳﺎت ﺁرد ﻣﺤﻠﯽ ﮔﻨﺪم وارداﺗﯽ ﮔﻨﺪم ﻣﺤﻠﯽ )( ImpW) (LoclWF) (LocalW ﺁرد وارداﺗﯽ ﮔﻮﺷﺖ ﮔﺎو ﮔﻮﺷﺖ ﮔﻮﺳﺎﻟﻪ )(Veal )( Beef) (ImpWF ﮔﻮﺷﺖ ﮔﻮﺳﻔﻨﺪ )( Muttun 1 Faryab ﺷﻤﺎ ل ﻓﺎ رﻳﺎ ب 30.5 34.3 30.0 34.0 140 170 190 2 Juzjan ﺷﻤﺎ ل ﺟﻮزﺟﺎن 32.0 33.0 30.0 33.0 140 150 160 3 Sar-i-Pul ﺷﻤﺎ ل ﺳﺮﭘﻞ 4 Balkh 33.0 35.0 31.0 34.0 100 120 140 ﺷﻤﺎ ل ﺑﻠﺦ 30.0 35.0 28.5 33.0 150 160 190 5 Samangan ﺷﻤﺎ ل ﺳﻤﻨﮕﺎن 30.0 34.0 6 Bughlan ﺷﻤﺎل ﺷﺮق ﺑﻐﻼن 32.0 36.0 7 Kunduz ﺷﻤﺎل ﺷﺮق ﮐﻨﺪز 28.6 8 Takhar ﺷﻤﺎل ﺷﺮق ﺗﺨﺎ ر 9 Badakhshan ﺷﻤﺎل ﺷﺮق Hirat 10 Farah 11 Badghis 12 Ghor 13 Bamyan 14 Kabul 15 Parwan 16 Panjsheer 17 Kapisa 18 Logar 19 Wardak 20 Paktya 21 Paktika 22 Khost 23 Ghazni 24 Nangarhar 25 Laghman 26 Kunarha 27 Nooristan 28 Kandahar 29 Helmand 30 Zabul 31 Nimroz 32 Uruzgan 33 Daikunde 34 ﻏﺮب 29.0 34.3 34.0 150 160 170 37.0 130 160 200 38.0 130 160 180 32.0 34.3 31.4 35.7 130 150 170 ﺑﺪ ﺥﺸﺎ ن 28.0 هﺮات 30.0 31.0 30.0 32.0 140 160 170 37.5 130 170 210 32.5 ﻏﺮب ﻓــــﺮاﻩ 29.0 ﻏﺮب ﺑﺎ د ﻏﻴﺲ 33.9 ﻏﻮر ﻡﺮﮐﺰی ﻏﺮب 24.0 32.0 36.0 150 160 220 34.0 35.0 100 120 140 32.0 23.0 32.0 140 160 180 ﻏﺮب ﻡﺮﮐﺰی ﺑﺎ ﻡﻴﺎ ن 23.0 25.0 24.0 33.0 130 130 160 ﻡﺮﮐﺰی ﮐﺎ ﺑﻞ 28.5 33.5 27.5 34.7 135 165 200 28.0 ﻡﺮﮐﺰی ﭘﺮوان 30.0 32.0 36.0 140 170 200 ﻡﺮﮐﺰی ﭘﻨﺠﺸﻴﺮ 29.0 34.0 37.0 140 160 180 ﻡﺮﮐﺰی ﮐﺎ ﭘﻴﺴﺎ 29.0 31.0 33.0 145 165 200 34.6 130 150 220 29.0 36.0 140 150 200 35.0 120 170 190 32.0 140 150 200 ﻡﺮﮐﺰی ﻝﻮﮔﺮ 25.5 28.6 ﻡﺮﮐﺰی وردک 28.0 33.0 ﺟﻨﻮب ﭘﮑﺘﻴﺎ 25.0 29.7 ﺟﻨﻮب ﭘﮑﺘﻴﮑﺎ 29.0 31.0 ﺟﻨﻮب ﺥﻮﺳﺖ 28.0 29.0 ﺟﻨﻮب ﻏﺰﻥﯽ 27.0 29.0 ﺷﺮق ﻥﻨﮕﺮهﺎر 25.0 30.0 36.0 ﺷﺮق ﻝﻐﻤﺎن 29.0 32.0 35.0 130 32.0 120 ﺷﺮق ﮐﻨـــــﺮهﺎ 25.0 ﻥﻮرﺳــــﺘﺎن ﺷﺮق ﺟﻨﻮب ﻏﺮب ﮐﻨﺪهـــــﺎ ر 28.0 هﻠﻤـــــﻨﺪ 29.0 ﺟﻨﻮب ﻏﺮب ﺟﻨﻮب ﻏﺮب 25.0 160 36.0 135 145 200 145 160 130 170 30.0 32.0 155 200 32.0 34.0 140 200 زاﺑﻞ ﺟﻨﻮب ﻏﺮب ﻥﻴﻤــــﺮوز 25.0 ارزﮔﺎن ﻏﺮب ﻡﺮﮐﺰی داﻳﮑﻨﺪی ﻏﺮب 30.0 35.0 110 130 170 200 27.0 25.7 30.0 29.0 28.0 28.0 17.4 Annex: Page 7 34.5 155 180 250 30.0 33.0 130 150 140 150 240 200 Annex VI: Price of agricultural commodities in border towns Year: 2008 Sn Commodity 1 2 3 4 5 6 Imported Wheat Local wheat Imported flour Local Flour Local Rice Imported Rice 7 Beef Month: April Unit Kg Kg Kg kg kg kg Kg 8 Chicken Kg 9 Mutton Kg 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Buffalo meat DAP Imported urea Other Fertilizers Vegetable oil Potato Onion Grape Pomegranate Apricot Apple Chickpea Sesame Mung bean Liquid Gas Kerosene Diesel Petrol Imported Saffron Local Saffron LPG Kg Kg Kg kg Liter Kg Kg Kg Kg Kg Kg Kg Kg Kg Kg Liter Liter Liter Kg Kg (Herat) BIslam Qala (Heart) Torghondi (Kunduz) Shir Khan (Balkh) Hairatan (Kandahar) Spin Boldak (Nimroz) Zaranj (Jalalabad) Torkham Price (Afs) Price (Afs) Price (Afs) Price (Afs) Price (Afs) Price (Afs) Price (Afs) 20 21 21 28 28 22 52 23 50 54 140 95 200 55 140 100 200 39 16 40 15 44 17 85 80 86 12 10 13 12 50 35 60 35 70 35 50 40 38 43 90,500 35 50 40 36 40 89,500 21 29 33 57 20 18 26 40 60 20 19 19 24 48 26 58 21 125 155 90 Annex: Page 8 205 240 20 15 29 13 15 90 80 13 13 25 75 38 55 120 110 220 110 72 11 10 45 38 36 65 38 40 Annex VII: Weekly retail market prices of fruits and vegetables in Kunduz, Heart, Kandahar and Jalalabad in March 2008/April 2008 (Afs/Kg.) Fruits/ Vegatables Apple Apricot Pear Peach Plum Cherry Sweet Cherry Pomegranate Mango Fig Banana Citrus Grape Water Melon Melon Potato Tomato Eggplant Okra Onion Cauliflower Cucumber Pepper Squash Leek Spinach Coriander Carrot Cabbage Turnip Garlic Kunduz Jalalabad Herat Kandahar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Apr Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Apr Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Apr Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Apr WK1 WK2 WK3 WK4 Mean WK1 WK1 WK2 WK3 WK4 Mean WK1 WK1 WK2 WK3 WK4 Mean WK1 WK1 WK2 WK3 WK4 Mean WK1 40 45 50 5 35 50 70 60 60 60 63 50 30 25 25 25 26 25 42 30 30 37 35 35 95 90 90 85 90 90 80 60 60 80 70 70 50 50 60 50 53 60 80 100 100 100 95 110 74 55 25 50 25 40 30 40 32 46 28 40 35 80 25 60 80 25 60 80 30 50 75 35 60 79 29 58 80 40 60 22 19 20 20 32 25 30 20 45 25 50 25 40 26 41 24 40 30 10 45 50 10 40 50 10 35 45 10 41 46 10 40 25 12 30 35 10 40 12 36 39 12 40 35 9.28 8 20 50 200 30 20 5 20 5 20 5 8 30 50 150 30 20 2.5 20 5 20 12 27 25 55 10 14 35 96 14 19 17 20 8 35 35 40 40 45 40 45 10 23 46 168 30 28 9 21 6 20 6 45 13 30 32 49 10 21 36 88 28 20 17 19 9 9 38 25 60 9 45 130 25 23 10 20 3.5 30 8 35 50 200 40 20 7 20 5 20 5 12 26 25 50 10 14 38 95 14 19 17 20 8 9 32 40 65 8 40 110 30 20 10 20 3.5 30 3.5 10 20 45 200 30 30 10 30 5 20 5 12 27 26 49 10 22 39 92 40 20 18 19 8 9 27 36 10 8 49 108 28 13 28 30 48 11 19 36 80 24 20 17 19 8 9 25 9.5 14 40 45 47 10 30 30 83 33 20 15 16 10 9 22 27 10 7 50 100 25 22 20 24 4 30 4 12 30 32 40 12 15 40 70 20 40 13 15 8 18 10 50 12 45 50 10 8 60 90 30 23 20 24 4 35 4 10 45 40 70 9.5 8 41 4 31 4 38 40 120 20 20 15 20 5 30 45 40 Annex: Page 9 74 9 8 8 8 45 43 41 36 45 45 62 70 8 10 25 40 75 13 12 4 13 10 15 10 70 8 20 36 160 14 8 5 6 7 8 10 9 30 40 80 9 21 34 160 15 7 5 4 15 9 6 36 40 30 35 40 43 42 66 30 155 13 9 5 8 15 10 40 9 22 35 138 14 9 5 8 12 11 9 36 20 40 15 8 10 15 10 10 40 Annex VIII: Weekly Market price of agricultural commodities/services Location (Province) Kabul (Kabul) Kandahar (Kandahar) Jalalabad (Nagarhar) Herat (Herat) Mazar (Balkh) Faizabad (Badakhshan) Gardez (Paktya) Maimana (Faryab) Nili (Daikundy) Ghor (Ghor) Kabul (Kabul) Kandahar (Kandahar) Jalalabad (Nagarhar) Herat (Herat) Mazar (Balkh) Faizabad (Badakhshan) Gardez (Paktya) Maimana (Faryab) Nili (Daikundy) Ghor (Ghor) Kabul (Kabul) Kandahar (Kandahar) Jalalabad (Nagarhar) Herat (Herat) Mazar (Balkh) Faizabad (Badakhshan) Gardez (Paktya) Maimana (Faryab) Nili (Daikundy) Ghor (Ghor) Commodity/Services Wheat (kg) Wheat (kg) Wheat (kg) Wheat (kg) Wheat (kg) Wheat (kg) Wheat (kg) Wheat (kg) Wheat (kg) Wheat (kg) Wheat flour (kg) Wheat flour (kg) Wheat flour (kg) Wheat flour (kg) Wheat flour (kg) Wheat flour (kg) Wheat flour (kg) Wheat flour (kg) Wheat flour (kg) Wheat flour (kg) Bread (kg) Bread (kg) Bread (kg) Bread (kg) Bread (kg) Bread (kg) Bread (kg) Bread (kg) Bread (kg) Bread (kg) Source: Vulnerability Mapping Unit, WFP, Afghanistan Week 1 23.0 16.5 17.0 18.3 18.0 24.2 19.0 15.0 22.0 17.0 27.1 25.0 24.6 26.0 24.0 32.8 20.0 25.0 27.0 23.8 35.0 32.5 32.0 31.0 35.0 50.0 25.0 45.0 60.0 35.0 Jan 2007 Week 2 Weeek 3 23.0 24.0 17.7 19.0 17.0 21.6 17.8 24.0 20.0 23.0 23.5 25.7 19.0 19.0 15.0 16.0 32.0 33.0 18.0 17.0 27.2 29.0 25.5 33.0 24.6 28.6 26.0 30.0 24.0 27.0 33.8 33.8 20.0 20.0 25.0 27.0 35.0 36.0 27.5 27.5 35.0 37.5 32.5 37.5 32.0 32.0 31.0 31.0 35.0 35.0 50.0 50.0 25.0 25.0 45.0 50.0 75.0 75.0 35.0 35.0 Week 4 22.5 24.0 22.0 23.5 24.0 25.7 19.0 16.4 30.0 16.0 27.6 34.0 28.0 29.6 30.0 33.5 20.0 27.5 36.0 25.0 36.0 40.0 32.0 31.0 50.0 50.0 25.0 50.0 75.0 35.0 Week 1 21.4 22.0 22.0 19.0 21.0 25.7 19.0 16.5 29.0 18.0 25.7 30.0 27.6 29.0 25.0 33.5 20.0 28.0 35.0 26.0 35.5 40.0 32.0 31.0 50.0 50.0 25.0 50.0 75.0 35.0 Annex: Page 10 Feb 2008 Week 2 Weeek 3 20.7 20.4 21.0 21.0 22.0 21.0 20.0 19.5 21.0 22.0 24.2 23.8 19.0 19.0 17.0 16.5 29.0 28.0 17.5 17.5 25.2 24.2 28.0 27.0 26.6 25.6 29.2 29.4 25.0 25.0 30.7 30.7 20.0 20.0 29.0 28.5 33.0 33.0 26.0 26.0 35.5 35.0 33.5 33.5 32.0 32.0 31.0 31.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 25.0 25.0 50.0 50.0 75.0 75.0 35.0 35.0 Week 4 Weeek 1 20.7 18.8 21.0 21.0 20.0 20.0 20.5 20.0 23.0 22.0 23.5 24.0 19.0 19.0 15.5 21.0 28.0 28.0 17.5 16.0 25.0 23.4 27.0 27.0 25.0 25.0 28.3 27.5 25.0 24.0 31.4 30.7 20.0 20.0 26.0 26.5 33.0 33.0 26.0 28.0 35.0 35.0 33.5 33.5 32.0 32.0 31.0 31.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 25.0 25.0 50.0 50.0 75.0 75.0 35.0 35.0 Apr 2008 Mar 2008 Week 2 Weeek 3 Weeek 4 Weeek 1 18.9 19.1 21.0 32.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 21.0 20.0 20.0 21.0 30.0 20.5 23.0 23.5 30.0 21.5 24.0 27.0 31.0 24.5 25.7 28.6 35.7 19.0 19.0 19.0 19.0 22.0 22.9 27.9 31.0 28.0 28.0 28.0 25.0 19.0 22.0 21.7 23.0 23.6 24.7 26.0 36.0 24.5 24.5 24.0 25.6 24.0 24.6 25.6 34.0 28.0 25.8 26.0 35.0 24.0 26.0 29.0 35.0 30.7 30.7 30.7 38.5 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 26.0 26.9 30.0 33.0 33.0 33.0 33.0 35.0 26.0 30.0 30.0 32.0 34.5 34.5 35.5 40.0 33.5 33.5 33.5 32.5 32.0 32.0 32.0 43.0 31.0 31.0 31.0 31.0 40.0 45.0 45.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 50.0 50.0 55.0 50.0 75.0 75.0 75.0 75.0 35.0 45.0 45.0 45.0 Annex VIII: Weekly Market price of agricultural commodities/services Location (Province) Kabul (Kabul) Kandahar (Kandahar) Jalalabad (Nagarhar) Herat (Herat) Mazar (Balkh) Faizabad (Badakhshan) Gardez (Paktya) Maimana (Faryab) Nili (Daikundy) Ghor (Ghor) Kabul (Kabul) Kandahar (Kandahar) Jalalabad (Nagarhar) Herat (Herat) Mazar (Balkh) Faizabad (Badakhshan) Gardez (Paktya) Maimana (Faryab) Nili (Daikundy) Ghor (Ghor) Kabul (Kabul) Kandahar (Kandahar) Jalalabad (Nagarhar) Herat (Herat) Mazar (Balkh) Faizabad (Badakhshan) Gardez (Paktya) Maimana (Faryab) Nili (Daikundy) Ghor (Ghor) Commodity/Services Diesel/litre Diesel/litre Diesel/litre Diesel/litre Diesel/litre Diesel/litre Diesel/litre Diesel/litre Diesel/litre Diesel/litre One-year female sheep, live One-year female sheep, live One-year female sheep, live One-year female sheep, live One-year female sheep, live One-year female sheep, live One-year female sheep, live One-year female sheep, live One-year female sheep, live One-year female sheep, live Casual labour/day (unskilled) Casual labour/day (unskilled) Casual labour/day (unskilled) Casual labour/day (unskilled) Casual labour/day (unskilled) Casual labour/day (unskilled) Casual labour/day (unskilled) Casual labour/day (unskilled) Casual labour/day (unskilled) Casual labour/day (unskilled) Source: Vulnerability Mapping Unit, WFP, Afghanistan Week 1 40.0 39.0 41.0 37.0 39.0 46.0 39.0 40.0 45.0 55.0 4,750 5,000 4,566 3,150 4,400 4,800 5,700 4,500 4,700 2,500 180 180 160 150 150 180 230 170 200 150 Jan 2007 Week 2 Weeek 3 40.0 39.0 39.0 39.0 41.0 41.0 37.0 37.0 39.0 40.0 45.0 43.0 39.0 39.0 40.0 42.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 51.0 4,800 4,900 5,000 5,000 4,700 4,700 3,000 3,000 4,500 4,600 4,750 5,000 5,700 5,700 4,500 4,300 4,800 4,800 3,500 3,500 180 170 180 180 167 167 150 150 140 140 180 180 230 230 170 200 200 200 150 150 Week 4 38.0 39.0 40.0 37.0 40.0 43.0 39.0 41.0 50.0 45.0 4,800 5,000 4,700 3,100 4,600 4,750 5,700 4,100 5,100 3,000 170 180 167 150 120 180 230 190 200 150 Week 1 38.0 39.0 40.0 38.0 38.0 43.0 39.0 39.0 50.0 45.0 4,800 5,000 4,866 3,150 4,500 4,350 5,700 4,000 5,200 3,000 160 180 167 150 120 160 230 180 200 200 Annex: Page 11 Feb 2008 Week 2 Weeek 3 38.0 38.0 39.0 38.0 40.0 37.0 37.0 37.0 38.0 38.0 42.0 44.0 39.0 39.0 39.0 41.0 50.0 50.0 45.0 45.0 4,800 4,800 5,000 5,000 4,866 4,866 3,100 3,000 4,300 4,200 4,550 4,550 5,700 5,700 3,900 4,000 5,200 5,200 3,000 3,000 160 160 180 180 167 167 150 150 120 120 160 160 230 230 170 180 200 200 200 200 Week 4 Weeek 1 39.0 39.0 37.0 37.0 37.0 37.0 37.0 38.0 38.0 38.0 44.0 44.0 39.0 39.0 40.0 39.0 50.0 50.0 45.0 45.0 4,900 4,800 5,000 5,000 4,866 4,866 3,100 3,180 4,300 4,500 4,500 5,000 5,700 5,700 4,100 4,200 5,200 5,200 3,500 3,500 170 170 180 180 167 167 150 150 140 150 160 160 230 230 200 200 150 150 200 200 Mar 2008 Apr 2008 Week 2 Weeek 3 Weeek 4 Weeek 1 39.0 39.0 40.0 40.0 38.0 38.0 38.0 38.0 37.0 38.0 39.0 40.0 38.0 38.0 38.0 37.0 38.0 38.0 38.0 38.0 44.0 44.0 44.0 44.0 39.0 39.0 39.0 39.0 39.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 45.0 45.0 45.0 45.0 45.0 45.0 45.0 45.0 4,800 4,800 4,900 4,800 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 4,866 4,866 4,866 4,866 3,400 3,350 3,250 3,200 4,600 4,550 4,200 4,000 5,000 5,500 5,500 5,000 5,700 5,700 5,700 5,700 4,300 4,100 3,300 3,500 5,200 5,200 5,200 4,700 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 170 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 167 167 167 167 150 150 150 150 160 160 150 150 160 180 200 280 230 230 230 230 180 190 200 130 150 150 200 200 150 150 150 150 Annex IX: Monthly average price of wheat in international market (US$/tonne) Wheat type Argentina, Up River, fob (1) US No. 2 Hard Red Winter ord., US fob Gulf (1) US No. 2 Soft Red Winter, fob US Gulf (2) Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 161 107 132 185 325 170 157 170 209 373 155 142 143 176 340 151 113 137 174 361 165 154 181 207 439 157 143 148 174 394 151 127 136 185 395 168 158 181 209 482 156 155 144 170 397 160 129 136 209 157 133 144 218 145 133 156 235 139 143 158 254 126 142 160 268 126 137 166 325 121 132 192 322 116 135 187 295 111 130 184 310 173 149 187 206 388 160 134 141 171 308 167 151 199 203 160 148 204 225 154 148 213 246 146 155 199 273 154 166 207 342 155 175 218 354 163 167 218 335 160 167 218 381 150 134 148 180 140 133 142 200 135 131 146 217 130 129 143 250 137 128 162 323 140 135 197 327 141 133 192 308 138 137 190 345 Sources: (1) International Grain Council (2) USDA Annex: Page 12