Monthly food price estimates by product and market
40 countries, 3290 markets, 2007/01/01-2026/04/01, version 2026/04/27

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Reference ID

WLD_2021_RTFP_v02_M

DOI

https://doi.org/10.48529/2ZH0-JF55

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Bo Pieter Johannes Andrée

Collection(s)

Fragility, Conflict and Violence Real-Time Development Indicators (RTDI)

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Dec 13, 2023

Last modified

May 01, 2026

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Open estimate - Potatoes (o_potatoes)

Data file: WLD_RTFP_mkt_2026-04-27.csv

Overview

var_Number of valid values: 106048

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Notes

o_potatoes indicates the monthly opening price estimate for the commodity potatoes. It represents the initial market price at the start of each month, crucial for analyzing the opening market sentiment and baseline valuation. In financial analysis, especially in OHLC (Open, High, Low, Close) objects, the opening price is key to understanding the initial market conditions. Open price estimates are estimated as conditional means using a fractionally integrated GARCH (Generalized Autoregressive Heteroscedasticity) model estimated using a Generalized Error Distribution that allows for excess kurtosis. These data points are instrumental in plotting the price data in candlestick charts, which are pivotal for visual market analysis and identifying potential price trends, intra-month price volatility, or observe trend reversals that are significant when contrasted to natural monthly price spreads.

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Monthly food price estimates by product and market 40 countries, 3290 markets, 2007/01/01-2026/04/01, version 2026/04/27