Table 1 Period for starchy staples and micronutrient-dense food prices by country
From: Analysis of long-term prices of micronutrient-dense and starchy staple foods in developing countries
Country | Period | Number of months | Food commodities |
|---|---|---|---|
Azerbaijan | January 2006–April 2020 | 172 | Starchy staples: wheat, maize, potatoes. Micronutrient-dense: beef, milk, mutton |
Burundi | January 2006–April 2020 | 172 | Starchy staples: maize, cassava, rice. Micronutrient-dense: beans |
Botswana | January 2007–May 2020 | 161 | Starchy staples: maize, sorghum, rice, wheat Micronutrient-dense: beef, milk |
Cameroon | January 2005–March 2020 | 183 | Starchy staples: bananas, maize, rice, cassava, wheat, and potatoes. Micronutrient-dense: beans |
Costa Rica | January 2000–May 2020 | 245 | Starchy staples: rice, maize, wheat. Micronutrient-dense: beans |
Kazakhstan | November 2005–May 2020 | 175 | Starchy staples: potatoes, wheat. Micronutrient-dense: beef, milk |
Dominican Republic | January 2006–May 2020 | 173 | Starchy staples: maize, rice. Micronutrient-dense: beans, chicken |
El Salvador | January 2006–April 2020 | 172 | Starchy staples: maize, rice, sorghum. Micronutrient-dense: beans |
Georgia | January 2004–May 2020 | 197 | Starchy staples: wheat, potatoes. Micronutrient-dense: beef, chicken, pork |
Kyrgyzstan | January 2005–May 2020 | 185 | Starchy staples: potatoes, wheat. Micronutrient-dense: beef, mutton |
Haiti | January 2005 May 2020 | 185 | Starchy staples: Maize, rice, sorghum. Micronutrient-dense: beans |
India | January 2000–May 2020 | 245 | Starchy staples: Rice, potatoes, wheat. Micronutrient-dense: Chickpeas and milk |
Mauritania | October 2003–May 2020 | 200 | Starchy staples: wheat, rice. Micronutrient-dense: beef, camel meat |
Mongolia | January 2007–May 2020 | 161 | Starchy staples: Potatoes, rice, wheat. Micronutrient-dense: beef, mutton |
Nicaragua | September 2007–April 2020 | 152 | Starchy staples: rice, maize. Micronutrient-dense: beans |
Peru | January 2000–May 2020 | 245 | Starchy staples: maize, rice, wheat, potatoes Micronutrient-dense: chicken |
Samoa | November 2005–April 2020 | 174 | Starchy staples: rice and taro Micronutrient-dense: chicken |
Tajikistan | January 2006–April 2020 | 175 | Starchy staples: wheat, potatoes Micronutrient-dense: beef |
The Philippines | January 2000–May 2020 | 245 | Starchy staples: rice, maize. Micronutrient-dense: Pork |
Tunisia | January 2000–April 2020 | 244 | Starchy staples: wheat, rice, maize, potatoes. Micronutrient-dense: beef, mutton, chicken, milk, chickpeas, fish |
Uganda | July 2008–May 2020 | 143 | Starchy staples: matooke, cassava. Micronutrient-dense: beans |
South Africa | January 2008–March 2020 | 172 | Starchy staples: wheat, rice, maize, potatoes Micronutrient-dense: beef, chicken, fish |
International Prices | January 1980–May 2020 | 437 | Starchy staples: wheat, rice, maize Micronutrient-dense: chicken, pork, fish, beef |