FAQ: Domestic Price Data

FAQ: Domestic Price Data

This page provides answers to frequently asked questions about Domestic Price Data.

Q. Where do you source Price Data?

A. Our prices come from many validated sources like the ministries of agriculture of different countries, local wholesale market representatives, local buyers and suppliers, and more.

Q. When does the recent domestic price data get updated?

A. Currently Domestic Price Data is updated weekly as we receive new data from sources. The update cycle could vary by entry because Domestic Price Data comes from various sources.

Q. What is Entry in Domestic Price Data?

A. A single price data entry is a unique combination of product and regional attributes. (Product attributes include product variety, grade, and other attributes, while regional attributes include market country, market region, origin country, and origin region.)

For example, a single price entry will look like the following: Fresh Avocado, Variety Hass, Grade first quality, Market country Peru, Market region Santiago province, Origin country Chile. If the Chilean Hass Avocado is of a different grade or sold in a different region of Peru, the price will be stored as a separate price entry.

The number of price entries signifies the variety of unique product-region combinations for which prices are stored. This diversity of entries ensures that the price trend of each product per market is accurately represented.

Q. What is Data point in domestic price data?

A. A single data point refers to the actual data value corresponding to a specific date. The data points connect to form the line on the graph.

Q. How does Tridge calculate the historical estimation?

A. The historical estimation is provided based on accumulated data, utilizing Tridge’s advanced data analytics. The margin of error may vary for each individual case, but it can generally be used to indicate a directional trend. Depending on the purpose of data utilization, we recommend you to assess whether to exclude certain cases before use.

Q. How does Tridge calculate the future estimation?

A. The future estimation is provided by computing through Tridge’s advanced machine learning analytics on diverse market constraints and variables. The margin of error may vary for each individual case, but it can generally be used to indicate a directional trend. Depending on the purpose of data utilization, we recommend you to assess whether to exclude certain cases before use.

Q. How can I check domestic price data from more than a year ago?

A. You can check data from more than a year ago by changing the period selection. To get more information about utilizing filters, click here.

Q. Why is it that estimated data is sometimes available and other times not?

A. Currently, Tridge provides the estimation data primarily for main entries. However, Tridge will try to expand the scope of entries in the future.

Q. How can I download the Price Data in CSV?

A. Only premium users can download price data in CSV. We support data download via the Price Chart in the Domestic Price Data section.

Q. What is the criteria of the amount of quota for downloading CSV?

A. The amount of required quota is calculated by the total number of selected data points. Therefore, even if you choose the same number of entries, the required amount of quota could be different.

Q. What type of document will I receive when I download the CSV?

A. You can get a CSV file with 2 sheets - Data summary and Data. In the data summary section, information about selected product and filter settings would be included. In the data section, information about entries and data points would be included. The information in the table of Domestic price data would be provided. You can get a sample CSV file in the sample domestic price data page.

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