Mexico Food Prices: Historical Market Data for Essential Commodities
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Description
Market-level pricing for essential commodities like maize and beans in Mexico, sourced from the World Food Programme. This longitudinal dataset provides monthly price observations for food categories including rice, fish, and sugar, with some reporting sequences extending back to 1992.
Use Cases
Analyzing price volatility of staples like maize and beans over time
Correlating food price spikes with economic indicators in Mexico
Forecasting food security trends based on historical market pricing
Strengths
Sourced from the World Food Programme Price Database
Includes essential commodities such as maize, rice, beans, fish, and sugar
Longitudinal coverage dating back to 1992 for specific reporting locations
Limitations
Temporal gaps exist as many reporting streams only began in 2003
Data is primarily monthly, which may not capture intra-month price fluctuations
Provenance
Source
World Food Programme (WFP)
Collection Method
Market monitoring and reporting
Time Range
1992-2026
Freshness
Updated weekly with primarily monthly data points.
Geography
Mexico
Licensed under CC-BY-IGO; users should verify the specific markets included as coverage may vary by state or region.