Congo Food Prices: 30-Year Commodity Trends from WFP

This dataset tracks market prices for staple commodities including maize, rice, beans, fish, and sugar across the Republic of the Congo, provided by the World Food Programme. It contains longitudinal price records dating back as far as 1992 for select markets, with the database receiving weekly updates to its primarily monthly-aggregated observations.

Use Cases

• Analyzing price volatility of staple crops like maize and beans over three decades
• Correlating fish and sugar price fluctuations with regional economic indicators
• Monitoring food security trends across different markets in Congo

Strengths

• Sourced directly from the World Food Programme (WFP) Price Database
• Longitudinal coverage spanning over 30 years for select markets
• Includes specific commodity categories like maize, rice, beans, fish, and sugar

Limitations

• Temporal gaps in reporting for many markets prior to 2003
• Granularity is largely monthly despite the weekly update cycle

Provenance

Source

World Food Programme (WFP) Price Database

Collection Method

Market monitoring and surveys

Time Range

1992 - 2026

Freshness

Updated weekly; last recorded update March 2026.

Geography

Republic of the Congo