Guinea-Bissau Food Prices: Market-Level Commodity Trends from WFP
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Description
Market-level price data for Guinea-Bissau covers essential commodities including maize, rice, beans, fish, and sugar. Sourced from the World Food Programme, the data is updated weekly and provides longitudinal observations for food security monitoring from as early as 1992 through 2026.
Use Cases
Analyzing price volatility of staples like rice and maize over time
Monitoring food security indicators across different markets in Guinea-Bissau
Economic modeling of inflation trends using commodity price fluctuations
Strengths
Sourced from the World Food Programme Price Database
Covers multiple food categories including grains, legumes, and proteins
Weekly update frequency for market monitoring
Limitations
Specific start date for Guinea-Bissau records is not specified in the source description
Data consistency may vary as many countries only began reporting after 2003
Provenance
Source
World Food Programme (WFP) Price Database
Time Range
1992-2026
Freshness
Updated weekly; last record dated March 2026
Geography
Guinea-Bissau
Data is released under the CC-BY-IGO license and primarily contains monthly aggregations despite weekly updates.