# Global Price Watch: January 2020 Prices (February 28, 2020) - World | ReliefWeb

> The Global Price Watch reports January 2020 staple food prices across Africa. West African rice prices are above average, while East African prices are high amid limited supply. Southern African maize prices are rising through the lean season, and Zambia maintains an export ban.

- Date: 2020-02-28 · published 2020-02-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54678-global-price-watch-january-2020-prices-february-28-2020-world-reliefweb
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Rising African staple prices and export restrictions can lift regional demand for maize and rice imports. This supports global grain prices at the margin.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-06-13 | [Food Outlook - Biannual Report on Global Food Markets, June 2024 - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17024-food-outlook-biannual-report-on-global-food-markets-june-2024-world-reliefweb.md) | -2.1% | -8.8% |
| CORN | 2025-05-14 | [Global fertilizer prices climb 11% in early 2025: World Bank  ...](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25007-global-fertilizer-prices-climb-11-in-early-2025-world-bank.md) | +3.8% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2025-04-03 | [Global fertiliser prices up in February – The Times Group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9270-global-fertiliser-prices-up-in-february-the-times-group.md) | +2.2% | +2.7% |
| CORN | 2024-11-08 | [Crop Prospects and Food Situation Triannual Global Report No.3, November 2024 - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27327-crop-prospects-and-food-situation-triannual-global-report-no-3-november-2024.md) | -1.4% | -2.0% |
| CORN | 2021-01-07 | [World food prices rise for seventh month in a row in December - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49246-world-food-prices-rise-for-seventh-month-in-a-row-in-december-world-reliefweb.md) | +5.6% | +13.4% |
| RICE | 2023-03-02 | [Global food prices decline further in January](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12653-global-food-prices-decline-further-in-january.md) | -6.9% | +3.1% |
| RICE | 2023-07-17 | [Food Security Update (July 13, 2023) - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5095-food-security-update-july-13-2023-world-reliefweb.md) | -10.3% | -9.8% |
| RICE | 2026-05-08 | [Global food prices up for third straight month \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10152-global-food-prices-up-for-third-straight-month-world-grain.md) | +6.4% | +6.3% |

## Sources

- reliefweb.int: https://reliefweb.int/report/world/global-price-watch-january-2020-prices-february-28-2020

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