Mauritania Food Prices: Historical Market Data for Staple Commodities

This dataset tracks market prices for essential commodities in Mauritania, sourced from the World Food Programme Price Database. It provides longitudinal price records for staples such as maize, rice, beans, fish, and sugar across multiple local markets. While some global records in this series date back to 1992, Mauritanian coverage primarily expands from 2003 onwards with weekly and monthly updates.

Use Cases

• Analyzing price volatility for staple grains like rice and maize in Mauritanian markets
• Modeling the impact of economic indicators on the cost of protein sources like fish and beans
• Trend analysis of sugar prices to assess inflationary pressures on household food baskets

Strengths

• Sourced from the official World Food Programme Price Database
• Includes specific commodity categories such as maize, rice, beans, fish, and sugar
• Provides historical data spanning over 20 years for certain market locations

Limitations

• Specific column headers and metadata are not defined in the source summary
• Potential temporal gaps for markets that joined the WFP monitoring program late

Provenance

Source

World Food Programme (WFP) Price Database

Collection Method

Market monitoring and surveys

Time Range

1992 - 2026

Freshness

Updated weekly, though the majority of entries represent monthly price averages.

Geography

Mauritania