Georgia Food Prices from the World Food Programme Price Database
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Description
Weekly-updated food price data for Georgia, sourced from the World Food Programme Price Database. The dataset contains prices for foods such as maize, rice, beans, fish, and sugar, with global data going back as far as 1992 for some countries. It is provided by the World Food Programme and was last updated in March 2026.
Use Cases
Analyze food price inflation and volatility in Georgia based on the weekly/monthly price data mentioned in the description
Model supply chain impacts on staple food prices based on the inclusion of items like maize, rice, and beans
Compare regional food price trends based on the dataset's connection to a global database covering 98 countries
Forecast future food prices for risk assessment based on the historical data that may extend back to 1992
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 frequent data refreshes
Has a long potential historical context, with global data for some countries going back to 1992
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 'to a large extent monthly' despite weekly updates, which may affect granularity
Provenance
Source
WFP - World Food Programme
Collection Method
Sourced from the World Food Programme Price Database, which collects data from approximately 3000 markets.
Time Range
Global data for some countries goes back to 1992; many countries started reporting from 2003 or later.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-03-22 09:39:44.504812
Geography
Georgia (country)
License is CC-BY-3.0-IGO, which may have specific attribution requirements.