Staple foods in Laos saw healthy retail volume growth during 2024. However, increases remain constrained by a strong preference for widely available and cheaper unpackaged or fresh products.
The demand for staple foods in Laos benefits from increased economic activity, with much faster retail volume growth projected over 2024. However, rising living costs continue to provoke widespread repercussions.
Laos is a small, landlocked country where forests play a crucial role in providing food and income for many rural communities. Since most rural households rely on subsistence farming, they often lack the income needed to afford a varied and nutritious diet.
Hopes for a swift economic recovery after the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic were dampened by both internal and external factors that negatively impacted household living standards. Domestically, the depreciation of the currency and high inflation, driven by substantial external debt and low foreign exchange reserves, caused prices to soar, especially for imported fuel, food and medicine.
Companies distributing staple foods in Laos face numerous logistical issues, not least that many of the country’s roads are very poorly maintained. Poor road infrastructure is not limited to rural areas, but impacts the distribution of staple foods in major cities like Vientiane, where rising private vehicle ownership is putting pressure on many roads.
Staple foods in Laos is expected to see strong retail volume growth over the forecast period, driven by population growth, urbanisation, a growing middle-to-high-income consumer base, tourism and improving logistics and infrastructure.
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