Food security continues to improve with the ongoing harvest
KEY MESSAGES
The 2011/2012 harvest is expected to be near average, but higher than the 2010 and 2011 harvests. Due to increased food availability, most areas now face minimal levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 1), though Stressed levels (IPC Phase 2) are present in Jonglei and areas bordering Sudan. In Abyei, Pibor County (Jonglei State), and Pariang County (Unity State), Crisis levels (IPC Phase 3) will be present during most of the remaining Outlook period.
Food prices continue to decline in line with seasonal trends, aided by the ongoing harvest, increased informal flows of food from Sudan, and stable fuel prices. However, insecurity in South Kordofan State of Sudan over the last month caused white sorghum prices to rise by 23 percent in Unity State.
Earlier in September, South Sudan announced plans to resume production of oil, but the Government of Sudan has insisted that a border security deal must be finalized before oil exports can resume.
