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FAO/GIEWS Price Tool (73 Countries, 905 commodity time series) http://www.fao.org/giews/pricetool/
FAO/GIEWS Price Tool(73 Countries, 905 commodity time series)( , y )
http://www.fao.org/giews/pricetool/
FAO/GIEWS Price ToolWhat’s in the database?• Staple food commodities (cereals pulses meat products)(cereals, pulses, meat products)
• Monthly retail, wholesale or export pricesexport prices
•Selection of markets per country
FAO/GIEWS Price ToolWhat’s in the database?Staple food commodities (cereals pulses meat products)
Supplementary info• Per caput consumption, % of DES, SSR of commodity, varieties(cereals, pulses, meat products)
• Monthly retail, wholesale or export prices
SSR of commodity, varieties
• Source of dataexport prices
•Selection of markets per • Geographic location (on map), country description of market (eg “Main
market for wheat in north of country”)
FAO/GIEWS Price ToolWhat’s in the database?• Staple food commodities (cereals pulses meat products)
Supplementary info• Per caput consumption, % of DES, SSR of commodity(cereals, pulses, meat products)
• Monthly retail, wholesale or export prices
SSR of commodity
• Source of dataexport prices
•Selection of markets per • Geographic location (on map),
What else?
country description of market (eg “Main market for wheat in north of country”)
What else?• Nominal or real
• Local measures or conversion to Kg or tonnesLocal measures or conversion to Kg or tonnes
• Local currency or conversion to USD
Eastern Africa
Southern Africa
Western Africa
Work in progress
• Expansion of country/market coverage and length of series
Work in progress
• Expansion of country/market coverage and length of series
• Improvement of web tool design and functionsImprovement of web tool design and functions
Work in progress
• Expansion of country/market coverage
• Improvement of web tool design and functions
Li k t th GIEWS t d d f d it• Links to other GIEWS trade and food security information (production forecast, imports monitoring, cereal
import bills, import parity prices)
• Development of Web analysis tool• Development of Web analysis tool
Analysis
Work in progress
• Expansion of country/market coverage
• Improvement of web tool design and functions
Li k t th GIEWS t d d f d it• Links to other GIEWS trade and food security information (production forecast, imports monitoring, cereal
import bills, import parity prices)
• Development of analysis tool• Development of analysis tool
• Development of GIEWS periodic price-specific report
Work in progress
• Expansion of country/market coverage and length of series
• Improvement of web tool design and functions
•Links to other GIEWS trade and food security informationLinks to other GIEWS trade and food security information
• Development of analysis tool
• Development of GIEWS periodic price-specific report
• Preparation of analytical studies by country/regionPreparation of analytical studies by country/region
Sources of information and limitations
• Irregular and in some cases unsustainable
• Information is not update timely. For 31 countries in Africa :35% updated to March 201026 % updated to February 201026 % updated to February 201010 % to January 201029% older
• Inconsistency of information among sources of information
• Lack of standardization in terms of retail and wholesale prices for all commodities and markets
• Weak dissemination of products
