Argentina Food Prices: Market-Level Commodity Data from WFP

Market-level food price records for Argentina sourced from the World Food Programme (WFP) Price Database. The data tracks essential commodities such as maize, rice, beans, fish, and sugar across various local markets. While the global database contains records dating back to 1992, this specific subset provides monthly price indicators for the Argentinian economy.

Use Cases

• Trend analysis of maize and rice prices within Argentinian local markets
• Economic modeling of food security indicators using historical price data
• Inflation tracking for essential food staples like sugar and beans

Strengths

• Sourced from the World Food Programme's global monitoring network
• Includes specific food categories like maize, rice, beans, and fish
• CC-BY-IGO licensed for international institutional use

Limitations

• Specific column headers and row counts are not defined in the source metadata
• Data is largely monthly, making it unsuitable for daily price fluctuation analysis
• Geographic coverage within Argentina is limited to markets monitored by the WFP

Provenance

Source

World Food Programme (WFP) Price Database

Collection Method

Market monitoring and survey

Freshness

Updated weekly with primarily monthly data points.

Geography

Argentina