This report attempts to describe the ability of poor and vulnerable households in selected areas in Myanmar to meet their basic food needs1, based on information up to 31st of July 2008. The coverage, which has been extended to the Delta Region after Cyclone Nargis, is based on monthly periodic reports produced by the Vulnerability Analysis & Mapping (VAM) Unit at WFP Yangon....Highlights June and July 2008 - The general trend in the price of food is still rising, though at a slower rate since Cyclone Nargis in May; - The price of rice increased significantly in the Delta in July, after a decrease in mid-May and June; - June saw the price of ?cheap quality rice” diminish in Yangon from mid-May to July, but this trend is beginning to reverse, and the quality of this rice (which needed to be dried after rice stores were soaked during the cyclone) is improving; - Rising salt prices nationwide are still affecting household food baskets (though not significantly, given the small quantities purchased), although areas that weren?t relying solely on Myanmarproduced salt have shown no change (Northern Special Region (SR)1 for instance); - Cash crop field preparation has been delayed in Magway Division due to the heavy rainfall that has resulted in the postponement of land preparation for greengram cultivation; - Fuel prices in Wa region are still increasing, though few effects have been reported on the price of food in general; - Food access in Rakhine State is cause for serious concern (wages are down and rice prices are up) as the gap between income and expenditures is widening at an alarming rate.