Papua New Guinea food price bulletin: October 2023

Download time series food price data, and build graphs and tables for over 20 different food crops at our food price database webpage:  https://www.ifpri.org/project/fresh-food-price-analysis-papua-new-guine… trends in Q3, 2023Staple Crops Sweetpotato   prices were   relatively   stable across all markets, with prices ticking upwards at  the  end  of  the  third  quarter  in highlands markets. Comparing  quarter  2  and  3  average prices  on  specific  commodities, Port  Moresby experienced   the   largest increase   in   taro price/kg at 76percentwhile Banz experienced a 10 percent decrease in cassava price/kg. Vitamin-dense foods: vegetable prices varied across  markets  in  the  third  quarter  of  2023, with   some   prices   decreasing   and   others increasing. Prices  of  most  vegetables  in  Port Moresby decreased from August to September,  while  prices  of  English  cabbage, capsicum, and carrots in Lae increased by 10%.Fresh  Fruits: Prices varied across  markets  in the  second  and  third  quarters  of  2023.  Ripe banana  prices  increased  in  Lae  and  Banz  but decreased  in  Port  Moresby,  MtHagen,  and Goroka. Lemon prices increased in all markets except Lae.