Togo Food Prices: Historical Market Data for Maize, Rice, and Beans

Offering market-level food price records for Togo, sourced from the World Food Programme (WFP) Price Database. It tracks the cost of essential commodities such as maize, rice, beans, fish, and sugar across various local markets. While some global WFP data dates back to 1992, most Togo-specific records are available from 2003 onwards with weekly updates of monthly price points.

Use Cases

• Analyzing price volatility for staple crops like maize and rice in Togo
• Monitoring food security indicators using fish and sugar price trends
• Developing econometric models to forecast inflation based on historical WFP market data

Strengths

• Sourced directly from the World Food Programme Price Database
• Includes specific essential commodities like maize, rice, beans, fish, and sugar
• Provides sub-national data across approximately 3,000 markets globally, including Togo locations

Limitations

• Temporal staleness for certain markets where reporting may lag
• Potential gaps in historical data prior to 2003
• Lack of granular daily price fluctuations as data is largely monthly

Provenance

Source

World Food Programme (WFP)

Collection Method

Market monitoring and surveys conducted by the World Food Programme

Time Range

1992 - present (consistent reporting from 2003)

Freshness

Updated weekly, though the underlying observations are primarily recorded on a monthly basis.

Geography

Togo