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Wholesale millet and sorghum prices rose by up to 50% in October on some Malian markets, with the sharpest gains in Gao, Timbuktu and Mopti. Prices fell in Niger, where newly harvested grain increased supply, according to the FAO regional bulletin published on November 12.
Mali's expected smaller harvest and insecurity disrupting trade are tightening local sorghum and millet supply, while Niger's harvest arrivals are easing prices. The divergence affects regional grain flows and feed costs across the Sahel, but it has little effect on global sorghum prices.
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