Haiti - Food Security Outlook Update : Gas prices and insecurity worsen food access in Haiti, April - September 2026

Country: Haiti Source: Famine Early Warning System Network Please refer to the attached file. Key Messages From April to September 2026, most of the country is expected to remain in Crisis (IPC Phase 3). Certain communes in the Port-au-Prince Metropolitan Area (ZMPP), particularly Cité Soleil and Croix-des-Bouquets, are expected to face Emergency (IPC Phase 4) outcomes, with internally displaced persons (IDPs) especially affected. Pockets of households in Emergency (IPC Phase 4) are also expected in Artibonite, Centre, and some communes in the Nord-Ouest. These households, highly exposed to one or more forms of violence, deteriorating purchasing power, or rainfall irregularities, will continue to rely on negative coping strategies and face significant food consumption deficits. Rising global oil prices linked to tensions in the Middle East forced the Haitian government to increase domestic fuel prices (29 percent for gasoline and 37 percent for diesel). The increase has driven up transportation and distribution costs by more than 50 percent on some routes, intensifying pressure on already high food prices, even though overall inflation declined from 25 percent in December 2025 to 22.1 percent in February 2026, according to the Haitian Institute of Statistics and Informatics ( IHSI ). Insecurity continues to disrupt markets and livelihoods. The continued control of road corridors by gangs is increasing transaction costs, disrupting trade flows, and limiting households’ access — especially displaced and poor urban households — to markets and income-earning opportunities, particularly in the Port-au-Prince Metropolitan Area, Artibonite, and Centre. Agricultural performance is expected to remain below average due to constrained access to inputs (seeds, labor) and land. Despite ...

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