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Description
Weekly updated data, with largely monthly records, sourced from the World Food Programme Price Database. The dataset contains food prices for Eritrea, covering items such as maize, rice, beans, fish, and sugar. The global database includes data from as far back as 1992 for some countries, though many began reporting from 2003 onward.
Use Cases
Model food price inflation based on reported commodity prices.
Assess market stability and food security indicators for Eritrea.
Compare price trends for staples like maize, rice, and beans over time.
Strengths
Sourced from the authoritative World Food Programme Price Database.
Covers multiple staple food commodities including maize, rice, beans, fish, and sugar.
Updated weekly, providing relatively recent data.
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
The description notes the data is largely monthly, despite weekly updates.
Provenance
Source
WFP - World Food Programme
Collection Method
Sourced from the World Food Programme Price Database.
Time Range
Data for some countries goes back to 1992; many started reporting from 2003 onward.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-03-22 09:36:44.121517; freshness should be verified.