Russian Federation Food Prices: Historical WFP Market Data from 1992

The World Food Programme (WFP) provides this dataset of food commodity prices across markets in the Russian Federation, with some records dating back to 1992. It tracks essential goods such as maize, rice, beans, fish, and sugar, primarily at a monthly granularity. The data is updated weekly to reflect the latest available market indicators from the WFP Price Database.

Use Cases

• Trend analysis of maize and rice prices to monitor local inflation
• Economic modeling of food security indicators using historical price fluctuations
• Comparison of market-level price variances for staples like beans and sugar

Strengths

• Sourced from the authoritative World Food Programme Price Database
• Historical depth with data points starting as early as 1992
• Covers diverse food categories including grains, proteins, and staples

Limitations

• Potential temporal gaps for specific markets prior to 2003
• Data is largely monthly despite the weekly update cycle
• Specific column headers are not explicitly defined in the source metadata

Provenance

Source

World Food Programme (WFP)

Collection Method

Market monitoring and surveys

Time Range

1992 - 2026

Freshness

Updated weekly, though the underlying data is largely reported on a monthly basis.

Geography

Russian Federation