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Global food price trends have been influenced by uncertainties around the Black Sea grain deal, followed by production uncertainties due to unprecedented weather conditions in key grainproducing regions around the world.
Locally, consumer food inflation, a weakening rand, interest rate hikes, and increased stages of loadshedding have, however, put pressure on market prices. In this piece, we explore the market dynamics during May and present commodity price trajectories from June until August.