South Africa Food Prices from World Food Programme, Weekly Updates

World Food Programme Price Database provides food prices for South Africa, covering items like maize, rice, beans, fish, and sugar. The data is updated weekly but largely contains monthly records, with historical data for some countries going back to 1992. This dataset is sourced from the WFP and was last updated on 2026-03-22.

Use Cases

• Model food price inflation trends based on the weekly/monthly price data.
• Analyze market stability and food security based on price data for staples like maize and rice.
• Conduct comparative analysis of commodity prices across time based on the historical data mentioned.

Strengths

• Data is updated weekly, providing relatively frequent updates.
• Historical coverage for some countries extends back to 1992.
• Covers multiple food commodities such as maize, rice, beans, fish, and sugar.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

WFP - World Food Programme

Collection Method

Sourced from the World Food Programme Price Database.

Time Range

Data for some countries goes back to 1992, with many starting from 2003 or later.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 14:56:04.955262; freshness should be verified.

Geography

South Africa