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Wheat more expensive in Afghanistan than elsewhere - WFP

Many households in Afghanistan spend over 80 percent of their income on food Zia Entezar/IRIN
    KABUL
    Wheat prices in Afghanistan in April were 65 percent higher than international prices, 56 percent higher than in India and 18 percent higher than in neighbouring Pakistan, according to a WFP survey.

    Despite a 45 percent drop in the price of wheat flour since April 2008, food is still unaffordable for millions of Afghans. WFP plans to feed over eight million most vulnerable people across the country in 2009.

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