The price development of key commodities and inputs provide a direct indication of food security and vulnerability in different regions of the country. The Food Security Monitoring and Analysis System collects and analyses price and market information in 34 districts in the country. This Market Update is the first issue that presents a selection of key price and market indicators collected during the monitoring cycle October – November 2006 as well as price information collected through the Agricultural Marketing Information System of the Agri-Business Promotion and Marketing Development Directorate of the Department of Agriculture.