A ReliefWeb key message update says Mauritanian pastoralists are relying atypically on purchased livestock feed as the lean season begins, with rackel and straw prices up 12% and 60% in January versus the five-year average. Local millet and sorghum supplies are below average due to production deficits, with sorghum prices up 19%.
Regional fodder and sorghum shortages in West Africa lift local feed prices, though the effect is confined to a small import-dependent market with little global price impact.
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