Senegal Food Prices: 30-Year Market Trends for Staple Commodities

Senegal food price monitoring data from the World Food Programme, covering commodities like maize, rice, and fish across national markets. The records span from as early as 1992 to 2026, providing a long-term longitudinal view of market economics. Data is primarily collected at monthly intervals and updated weekly to reflect current market conditions.

Use Cases

• Analyzing price volatility of staples like rice and maize over three decades in Senegal
• Correlating fish and sugar price fluctuations with national food security indicators
• Modeling seasonal price trends across different regional markets using historical price points

Strengths

• Longitudinal data spanning over 30 years since 1992
• Sourced from the official World Food Programme Price Database
• Covers diverse food categories including maize, rice, beans, fish, and sugar

Limitations

• Temporal gaps in reporting for specific markets prior to 2003
• Granularity is primarily monthly despite the weekly update cycle

Provenance

Source

World Food Programme (WFP) Price Database

Collection Method

Market monitoring and surveys

Time Range

1992 - 2026

Freshness

Updated weekly with a focus on monthly price aggregations.

Geography

Senegal