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Cassava (dry) — retail price per kg

45.05MZN per kg▲ 8.9% vs Jan 2020

Nampula (Nampula) · Latest observation May 2020 · no newer data published

Cassava (dry) — retail price per kg

What is this?

The retail price of cassava (dry) observed in local markets.

How to read it

  • Compare markets to see where it costs more; compare years to see how prices moved. Seasonal swings around the harvest are normal.
  • Unit: MZN per kg.

What does the data say?

Cassava (dry) — retail price per kg (Nampula (Nampula)) is 45.05 MZN per kg (May 2020), 901.1% higher than in Sept 2006. Over the last year: +39.7%. This is the highest level in the period shown.

Over all 128 observations since Sept 2006, the highest was 45.05 (May 2020) and the lowest 3.61 (Dec 2011).

The latest observation is from May 2020; the source has not published anything newer.

Why does it matter?

  • Households: Staple prices determine how far a household's income goes.
  • Businesses: Traders' margins and input costs.
  • Government: Food security monitoring.
  • Investors: Inflation and consumer demand.
  • Mobile money: Higher food prices may reduce money left for other transactions; higher nominal transaction values do not necessarily mean higher real spending.

What should I watch?

Data source

Source
WFP Market Monitor, Mozambique food prices (via HDX)
Status
Fetched live on the last refresh
Latest observation
May 2020
Last updated
2026-10-17
Frequency
Monthly
Method
Prices collected by WFP and partners in local markets (largely from Mozambique's agricultural market information system, SIMA). Monthly, in meticais, per stated unit.
Limitations
Each series is one market town, not a province or national average. Coverage varies by market and has thinned since 2024; check each market's last observation date. Product quality and package size follow the stated unit only.
Market:
0204060Sept 2006May 2020

Nampula (Nampula)Quelimane (Zambezia)

Latest
45.05
Change
+901.1%
Year on year
+39.7%
High
45.05 May 2020
Low
3.61 Dec 2011
Average
9.90
Volatility
156.6%

Nampula (Nampula) is 45.05 MZN per kg (May 2020), 901.1% higher than in Sept 2006. Over the last year: +39.7%. This is the highest level in the period shown.

Each line is one market town, not a province or national average. Months without a reported price are left out, not filled in.

What is this?

The retail price of cassava (dry) observed in local markets.

How to read it

Compare markets to see where it costs more; compare years to see how prices moved. Seasonal swings around the harvest are normal.

Unit: MZN per kg.

What does the data say?

Cassava (dry) — retail price per kg (Nampula (Nampula)) is 45.05 MZN per kg (May 2020), 901.1% higher than in Sept 2006. Over the last year: +39.7%. This is the highest level in the period shown.

Over all 128 observations since Sept 2006, the highest was 45.05 (May 2020) and the lowest 3.61 (Dec 2011).

The latest observation is from May 2020; the source has not published anything newer.

Why does it matter?

  • Households: Staple prices determine how far a household's income goes.
  • Businesses: Traders' margins and input costs.
  • Government: Food security monitoring.
  • Investors: Inflation and consumer demand.
  • Mobile money: Higher food prices may reduce money left for other transactions; higher nominal transaction values do not necessarily mean higher real spending.

Observed facts are above; these are possible implications, not measured effects.

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Other varieties and units

Cassava (dry) — wholesale price per kg16.67 MZN per kgunchanged · May 2020Cassava flour — retail price per kg30.00 MZN per kgunchanged · Mar 2024Cassava (fresh) — retail price per kg13.80 MZN per kg+19.8% · Dec 2013

What should I watch?

Food inflation (year on year)8.69 %−0.22 pts · Sept 2026Inflation (consumer prices, year on year)6.31 %−0.14 pts · Sept 2026USD/MZN — US dollar in meticais63.84 MZN per USD−0.0% · 17 Oct 2026

Data source

Source
WFP Market Monitor, Mozambique food prices (via HDX)
Frequency
Monthly
Observations
128 (Sept 2006 – May 2020) for Nampula (Nampula); 8 market in total
Last retrieved
2026-10-17
Method
Prices collected by WFP and partners in local markets (largely from Mozambique's agricultural market information system, SIMA). Monthly, in meticais, per stated unit.
Limitations
Each series is one market town, not a province or national average. Coverage varies by market and has thinned since 2024; check each market's last observation date. Product quality and package size follow the stated unit only.
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