This data represents the best available monthly price information for each country expressed in U.S. dollars per Kg. The price data comes from a combination of FAO Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS) and USAID Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS) sources.

The FAO data comes from GIEWS and is the retail price of maize given in U.S. dollars per Kg. Countries are national averages, taken as the average of several rural and urban markets.

The FEWS USAID data comes from their monthly price watch publication. Price information is for urban areas and are based on available weekly price data. Note that seasonal patterns such as harvest periods may account for some of the variations in prices. Notes about variations in each commodity and location are given below, with source information following each country:

Brazil; National Average; Wholesale: Yellow Maize; Average of several rural and urban markets. (FAO)
Colombia; Bogota: Wholesale; Yellow Maize; Main market for wheat and soybeans in a densely populated urban area. (FAO)
DR Congo: Retail; Bunia: Maize; Important centre in the main maize and rice growing area in the north-east of the country. (FAO)
Ethiopia: Wholesale; Addis Ababa: Maize; Prices refer to Merkato, the main market in Addis Ababa. (FAO)
Haiti: Retail; Port-au-Prince: Local Maize; Croix des Bossales, main market for the country with high population density. (FAO)
Kenya; Wholesale; Nairobi: Maize; Major urban market for all commodities. (FAO)
Malawi; Retail; Lilongwe: Yellow Maize; Main urban deficit market situated in major producing central region. (FAO, USAID)
Mozambique; Retail; Maputo: White Maize; Main urban deficit area in the south. (FAO)
Nicaragua; Retail; Managua: White Maize; Main market for major food commodities. (FAO)
Nigeria; Wholesale; Kano: Maize; Dawanau market. Major cereal market in the country with significant trade flows with neighbouring countries. (FAO)
Tanzania; Wholesale; Dar es Salaam: Maize; Main commercial centre and port. (FAO)
Peru; Wholesale; National Average: Yellow Maize; Average of several urban and rural markets. (FAO))
Chad; Retail; N'Djamena; (USAID)