- Ongoing conflict and blocked supply lines continue to cause high food prices in Anbar, Ninewa and Kirkuk. Particularly in Anbar, the price differential for wheat flour and sugar with Baghdad has increased substantially since February.
- In Ninewa, conflict has caused food scarcity and high food prices. Here, people’s purchasing power is the lowest of all surveyed governorates, because of a lack of job opportunities and low wage levels. In Anbar and Diyala, purchasing power has fallen by a quarter since February.
- Domestic wheat stocks available for milling are low, as are imported stocks. Crop prospects are uncertain: the conflict has meant less planting, especially across southern and central regions.
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