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LIKSY DATA SOURCES

Where the data comes from.

Liksy integrates 7 data source families totalling roughly 893K records across 153 countries. Every record carries a data_source field for provenance, and every API response indicates which sources contributed. Below: per-source coverage, refresh cadence, licensing, and the API endpoints where each source surfaces.

For details on how Liksy combines these into derived indices (ARII, Country Food-Risk Score, supply-chain stress signals), see the methodology page.

Eurostat HICP
Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices — Eurostat
ACTIVE
TypeOfficial statistics
Coverage37 countries (EU27 + EFTA + EU candidates incl. Türkiye)
Granularity10 food subcategories (CP011 + CP0111-CP0119)
CadenceMonthly · ~30 day publication lag
History1996 → present (30 years)
Records~123,360
Unit / baseIndex, 2015 = 100
LicenseFree, Creative Commons
AuthorityEuropean Commission · official EU statistics
DB tableexternal_indices · filter: data_source=eurostat_hicp
Surfaced in/api/v1/inflation (reference.eurostat_hicp)
Source URLhttps://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/PRC_HICP_MIDX
WFP Price Database
World Food Programme · Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping (VAM)
ACTIVE
TypeCrisis monitoring
Coverage12 priority countries (Yemen, Lebanon, Syria, Sudan, Ethiopia, etc.)
GranularityMarket-level, kg/L-normalized commodity prices
CadenceMonthly · ~30-60 day publication lag
History1990 → present (35 years for some markets)
Records~190,000
Unit / baseLocal currency, USD-converted at observation date
LicenseFree, public humanitarian data
AuthorityUnited Nations World Food Programme
DB tableprice_data · filter: data_source=wfp
Surfaced in/api/v1/prices/api/v1/inflation (ARII basis)/api/v1/risk/country
Source URLhttps://dataviz.vam.wfp.org/
USDA AMS
US Department of Agriculture · Agricultural Marketing Service
ACTIVE
TypeWholesale & retail price reporting
CoverageUnited States — National + 8 regions
GranularityBeef, Lamb, Veal, Goat, Specialty Crops · weekly grocery feature activity
CadenceWeekly
History52 weeks rolling (extending back as we accumulate)
Records~110,000
Unit / baseUSD per pound or per unit
LicenseFree, requires API key (free registration)
AuthorityUS Department of Agriculture
DB tableprice_data · filter: data_source=usda_ams
Surfaced in/api/v1/prices/api/v1/stats
Source URLhttps://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news
FAOSTAT CP
FAO Statistics Division · Consumer Price Indices
ACTIVE
TypeConsumer price indices
Coverage180+ countries (global)
GranularityGeneral CPI + Food CPI per country, monthly and yearly
CadenceMonthly publication
History2000 → present
Records~190,000
Unit / baseIndex, 2015 = 100 (varies by country)
LicenseFree, FAO open data policy
AuthorityFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
DB tableexternal_indices · filter: data_source=faostat_cp
Surfaced in/api/v1/index/api/v1/inflation (fallback)
Source URLhttps://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/CP
World Bank Pink Sheet
World Bank · Commodity Markets Pink Sheet
ACTIVE
TypeGlobal commodity benchmarks
CoverageGlobal · 70+ commodities (energy, metals, agriculture, fertilizers)
GranularityMonthly average prices, USD
CadenceMonthly
History1960 → present (65 years)
Records~30,000
Unit / baseUSD per unit (varies by commodity)
LicenseFree, World Bank open data
AuthorityThe World Bank Group
DB tableexternal_indices · filter: data_source=wb_pinksheet
Surfaced in/api/v1/index/api/v1/supply-chain/stress
Source URLhttps://www.worldbank.org/en/research/commodity-markets
Open Prices
Open Food Facts · Open Prices
ACTIVE
TypeCrowdsourced retail prices
CoverageGlobal, growing — community-contributed
GranularityProduct-level prices with barcode, store name, geocoded location
CadenceReal-time as users contribute
History2024 → present
Records~250,000
Unit / baseLocal currency, USD-converted
LicenseOpen Database License (ODbL)
AuthorityOpen Food Facts community
DB tableprice_data · filter: data_source=open_prices
Surfaced in/api/v1/prices/api/v1/stats
Source URLhttps://prices.openfoodfacts.org/
Liksy collectors
Liksy mobile app · OCR-extracted prices
PILOT
TypeCrowdsourced (in-house)
CoveragePilot — Budapest, Istanbul, Lagos
GranularityReceipt-level OCR + price-tag scans, geocoded
CadenceReal-time
HistoryApril 2026 → present
RecordsPilot scale
Unit / baseLocal currency, USD-converted
LicenseLiksy commercial · contributors are paid
AuthorityLiksy / Del Mundo Kft.
DB tableprice_data · filter: data_source=collector
Surfaced in/api/v1/prices
Source URLhttps://liksy.app
Roadmap

Sources in development for upcoming releases: TÜİK (Türkiye national statistics), KSH (Hungary national statistics), Tesco UK + Kroger US (chain retailer APIs), India Agmarknet (1,473 mandi daily wholesale prices). Have a source request? Email emir@delmundo.hu.

Liksy · Del Mundo Kft. · Budapest7 sources · ~893K records