Country: Tajikistan Source: World Food Programme Please refer to the attached file. Potatoes (+23.4%) and food basket (+7.9%) are the largest increases above the five-year April average. Potato pressure is accelerating as winter stocks are exhausted ahead of the spring harvest. GBAO food basket (2,188 TJS) reflects a structural price premium from geographic isolation. DRS at 1,980 TJS is +16.9% above its five-year average and the sharpest regional divergence. Fuel costs rose sharply: petrol +6.8% and diesel +8.1% month-on-month. Both now exceed five-year averages, removing the partial offset reported in March. The exchange rate strengthened from 9.63 in March to 9.56 TJS/USD in April, remaining well below the five-year average (TJS/USD 11.39).While this supports lower import costs, rising food and fuel prices indicate that supply-side pressures continue to drive market conditions.