Niger's food prices were 10% to 32% below their five-year average in October, while livestock prices on major markets stayed 20% above it, the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) said in its outlook for October 2026 to May 2027. New harvests drove the seasonal price declines, the food security monitoring network said on October 30.
Analysis: Official data point the same way. Statistics institute INS recorded cereals 6.3% cheaper and fresh meat 11.1% more expensive than a year earlier in September. Cheap grain helps millers and feed makers. Meanwhile, meat buyers pay more. FEWS NET expects the gap to narrow because this season's crop and pasture output is below average. Stocks should run out early, pushing food prices above the five-year average from January 2027, it said. The network also assumes that Niger's border with Benin stays closed to May 2027. INS October prices, due November 10, should show whether cereal prices are still falling.
Source: Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET), FEWS NET, Niger – Perspectives sur la sécurité alimentaire, octobre 2026 à mai 2027, October 2026 and 2025-2026 season and May 2027; Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET), FEWS NET, Global Price Watch, October 2026 (published October 30, 2026), September-October 2026; Institut National de la Statistique (INS) du Niger, INS Niger, IHPC National, septembre 2026, September 2026; Institut National de la Statistique (INS) du Niger, INS Niger, calendrier des publications 2026, November 2026