As the main rice harvest season comes towards the tail-end, the abundance of new supplies on the local market meant local rice price continued to fall at national level.
The updated paddy production estimates done by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, which provides early warning signals on national food security, show that there is a 17 percent increase compared to the previous season at 58,656 metric tonnes. This agricultural output is likely to sustain the downward pressure on prices in the short run.
Similarly, imported rice extended its downward streak into the third consecutive month in line with t
| Publisher | WFP |
| Geographic coverage | East Timor |
| Originally published | 19 Aug 2021 |
| Knowledge service | Metadata | Global Food and Nutrition Security | Food crises and food and nutrition security |
| Digital Europa Thesaurus (DET) | food securitymalnutritiondevelopment aidhumanitarian aidprice of agricultural produceCOVID-19Monitoring |
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