Steps taken to investigate the price behavior

:

Observing a price pattern like the one presented above is not unusual.  The important

issue to determine is whether the price behavior will have a negative impact on food

security.  Again, a review of the production, consumption, and marketing patterns (both

domestic and external) provide some insights to whether the price behavior in the Kasese

Market is problematic.  This market is in a surplus producing area of Uganda and is

located near the Rwanda border.  Upon investigation it was determined that the increase

in prices does not show a food availability problem in this area.  The reason for the

increase in prices is a result of maize purchases that were to be exported to Rwanda.  The

exports had the result of bidding up the price of maize.

Action taken/follow up

:

After explaining the price pattern and that the behavior was not problematic for local

food security, there was no action taken.

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