Turkey Food Prices from World Food Programme Database
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Description
Turkey food price data sourced from the World Food Programme Price Database. The database covers foods such as maize, rice, beans, fish, and sugar for 98 countries and some 3000 markets. It is updated weekly but contains largely monthly data, with historical data going back as far as 1992 for some countries.
Use Cases
Analyze price trends for staple foods like maize, rice, beans, fish, and sugar over time.
Compare food commodity prices across different markets within Turkey.
Model food price volatility based on weekly and monthly update cycles.
Assess food security indicators by tracking historical price data.
Strengths
Data sourced from the authoritative World Food Programme Price Database.
Historical coverage potentially extends back to 1992 for some countries.
Covers a wide range of staple foods across approximately 3000 markets globally.
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
Likely collected through market monitoring programs.
Time Range
Historical data goes back as far as 1992 for some countries.