{"id":323725,"date":"2026-04-03T02:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T17:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=323725"},"modified":"2026-04-07T13:37:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T04:37:04","slug":"north-korea-fuel-prices-surge-20-as-iran-war-squeezes-oil-supply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/north-korea-fuel-prices-surge-20-as-iran-war-squeezes-oil-supply\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea fuel prices surge 20% as Iran war squeezes oil supply"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">North Korea&#8217;s market prices have surged for the second consecutive month, with fuel costs leading the way as gasoline and diesel prices each jumped roughly 20% in just two weeks, according to Daily NK&#8217;s latest market survey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Daily NK conducts regular price monitoring across North Korea&#8217;s informal markets, known as <em>jangmadang<\/em>, drawing on a network of in-country sources. The survey recorded prices as of March 29.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">In one Pyongyang market, gasoline traded at 59,700 North Korean won per kilogram, up 17.5% from the previous survey conducted March 15. Markets in Sinuiju, North Pyongan province, and Hyesan, Ryanggang province, recorded similar increases.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Diesel prices climbed even more steeply. In Pyongyang, diesel reached 57,800 North Korean won per kilogram, a 21.7% jump from two weeks earlier. Sinuiju and Hyesan markets saw diesel prices rise more than 20% over the same period.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>Fuel demand and the Iran war drive prices higher<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Several factors appear to be driving the surge. Spring planting season has increased demand for agricultural machinery, while construction projects and provincial factory operations have expanded simultaneously, all putting pressure on fuel supplies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The war in Iran has also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/3\/10\/how-will-soaring-oil-prices-caused-by-iran-war-impact-food-prices\">played<\/a> a significant role. The conflict has pushed global oil prices sharply higher and appears to have left China with less crude to spare, potentially reducing the volume of oil it supplies to North Korea.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Daily NK<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/north-korea-mobilizes-emergency-funds-to-hold-fuel-prices-amid-global-oil-spike\/\"> previously reported<\/a> that North Korean authorities injected emergency funds in mid-March in an attempt to rein in fuel prices after gasoline briefly spiked to 60,000 won per kilogram following the outbreak of the Iran war. While that intervention produced a temporary stabilization, it has not been enough to prevent the latest round of increases.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>Exchange rates and food prices also on the rise<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Foreign currency exchange rates have also moved higher, though at a slower pace than fuel. As of March 29, the black market rate for the U.S. dollar in Pyongyang stood at 54,200 North Korean won, up 5.7% from two weeks prior.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The yuan appreciated more sharply against the North Korean won. In Hyesan, the exchange rate reached 7,600 won per yuan as of March 29, an 11.1% increase from the previous survey. Other regions recorded similar gains.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Analysts note that fuel and exchange rate movements typically track together, but the Iran war has decoupled them this cycle: global oil price increases and tightening supply have driven fuel costs well beyond what exchange rate movements alone would explain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Rising exchange rates have in turn pushed up prices for imported food staples. As of March 29 in one Pyongyang market, cooking oil cost 65,100 North Korean won per kilogram, sugar cost 64,900 won per kilogram, and flour cost 27,100 won per kilogram, representing increases of 3.8%, 4.2%, and 6.3%, respectively, compared with two weeks earlier.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Grain prices have also continued their upward trend, though at a more moderate pace than fuel or imported goods. In Pyongyang, rice traded at 25,300 North Korean won per kilogram and corn at 8,700 won per kilogram as of March 29, up 2.4% and 8.7%, respectively, from the previous survey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The rise in grain prices coincides with the spring lean season, known in Korean as <em>chungunggi<\/em>, a period each year when food stocks from the previous harvest run low before new crops become available. 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