El Salvador Food Prices: Historical Market Data for Staples and Commodities

Historical food price records for El Salvador markets include staples like maize, rice, and beans, sourced from the World Food Programme. The data is part of a global repository covering 98 countries and is updated weekly with records dating back as far as 1992. It provides localized market monitoring for essential commodities to track economic indicators and food security.

Use Cases

• Analyzing price volatility for staples like maize and beans to identify food insecurity trends
• Comparing market-level price differences across various geographic regions in El Salvador
• Forecasting future food costs based on historical monthly price trends for sugar and fish

Strengths

• Sourced from the World Food Programme's global database of 3,000 markets
• Covers specific essential commodity categories including fish, sugar, and grains
• Weekly update frequency for recent price monitoring

Limitations

• Specific start date for El Salvador is not explicitly defined within the 1992-2003 range
• Potential for missing data in specific markets due to varying reporting consistency across regions

Provenance

Source

World Food Programme (WFP) Price Database

Collection Method

Market price monitoring and reporting

Time Range

1992-2026

Freshness

Updated weekly; primarily contains monthly observations.

Geography

El Salvador