Poor households are accessing food normally after season ‘B’ harvest in June
Due to an average, season ‘B’ harvest in June, households are accessing food normally through their own crop production. This includes areas of northwestern Burundi where plant diseases and above-average rainfall levels caused localized crop losses. Normal food availability and access are resulting in all areas of the country currently facing Minimal/None (IPC Phase 1) acute food insecurity.
Due to weak market demand from households and improving market supplies from the recent harvest, staple food prices are declining seasonally. However, the recent reestablishment of a food tax on several staple food items on June 30, 2013 is expected to cause price increases over the next several months.