Thailand Food Price Data from World Food Programme Markets

World Food Programme price data for Thailand, covering foods like maize, rice, beans, fish, and sugar. The database spans up to 98 countries and 3000 markets, with weekly updates primarily containing monthly data. Some records date back to 1992, though many countries began reporting from 2003 onward.

Use Cases

• Modeling food price inflation based on commodity time-series data
• Analyzing food security risks based on staple food price volatility
• Comparing regional market prices for goods like maize, rice, and sugar
• Forecasting commodity price trends based on historical monthly data

Strengths

• Sourced from the authoritative World Food Programme Price Database
• Covers multiple staple commodities including maize, rice, beans, fish, and sugar
• Weekly update frequency with data potentially dating back to 1992

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download

Provenance

Source

WFP - World Food Programme

Collection Method

Sourced from the World Food Programme Price Database, which collects data from approximately 3000 markets.

Time Range

Data potentially goes back to 1992, with many countries starting from 2003.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 14:33:09.882180; freshness should be verified

Geography

Thailand