
Retail prices in Kabul rose during the week, with diesel up from 48 to 50 afghanis per liter and Malaysian cooking oil up from 1,630 to 1,705 afghanis per 16-liter tin. Rice also rose slightly, while sugar and flour edged down.
Fuel prices have stayed high after a fire destroyed trucks and tankers in Herat province.
Higher palm oil and fuel costs raise feed and transport expenses for Afghan buyers. The moves are small and local, so they have little effect on world prices.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.