Tanzania: Increased availability of lower priced staple foods expected thru December

KEY MESSAGES Food supplies from ongoing harvests continue to reach markets in both bimodal and unimodal areas.  As a result of increased supplies across the country, acute food insecurity among households affected by low production in the central marginal areas as well as areas affected by banana bacterial wilt (BWX) is expected to be Minimal (IPC Phase 1) through December. Food and cash crop sales from the Msimu and Masika harvests are providing incomes to better-off households, and this is contributing to increased casual labor opportunities for poor households.  Income from casual labor is being used for food purchases.  While main staple prices continued to drop in July, prices remain well above the five-year average.