Trade officials at Warawar market of Northern Bahr el Ghazal State bordering Meiram in Sudan have raised concern over daily increases of prices of commodities in the market.
Speaking to Radio Tamazuj on Monday, the head of the traders union in Warawar market Abraham Garang Deng confirmed the prices are too high due high rate exchange of US dollars against South Sudan pounds.
Garang stated the current rate exchange rate is 1,800 SSP per 100 US dollars in the Wararwar market which is too difficult for the traders to manage.
“We are receiving some commodities from Meiram in small number unlike at first when we used to receive daily over 20 trucks loaded with goods via Majok-Nyithiou at the border,” he said
Last weekend in Juba, capital of South Sudan, sources confirmed the prices of dollars went up to 2,000 SSP per hundred dollars.
However, Garang affirmed that they are still having strong relationships at the border with Misseriyia tribe of Sudan, even though the dollar exchange rate presented a problem for their trade.