# LATAM Wholesale Food Prices Scraper (Mexico & Peru) (`scrapers_lat/latam-wholesale-food-prices-scraper`) Actor
Scrape daily wholesale (mayorista) agricultural and food prices from LATAM central markets: Mexico's national wholesale market network and Peru's Gran Mercado Mayorista de Lima. Get product, variety, market, city, unit, min/max/average price, currency and date. Export to JSON, CSV or Excel.
- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapers\_lat/latam-wholesale-food-prices-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Scrapers Lat](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat) (community)
- **Categories:** Other, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing
from $10.20 / 1,000 results
This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.
Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event
## What's an Apify Actor?
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# README
## LATAM Wholesale Food Prices Scraper (Mexico & Peru)
> Track daily wholesale (mayorista) agricultural and food prices from LATAM central markets. Get the product, variety, market, city, unit and the minimum, maximum and average price per day, with currency and date, ready for inflation tracking, margin analysis and procurement. Covers Mexico's national wholesale market network and Peru's Gran Mercado Mayorista de Lima. Export clean structured data for finance, logistics and food businesses.
**📥 [Input](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/latam-wholesale-food-prices-scraper/input-schema) · 📤 [Output](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/latam-wholesale-food-prices-scraper/output-schema) · 💰 [Pricing](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/latam-wholesale-food-prices-scraper/pricing) · ▶️ [Examples](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/latam-wholesale-food-prices-scraper/examples)**
Min / max / average price per product & market
Mexico & Peru central wholesale markets
JSON / CSV / Excel output formats
### What you get
Each record is one product-market-date wholesale price observation with flat, spreadsheet-ready columns:
- **productName** and **variety** (quality grade)
- **marketName** and **city** where the price was recorded
- **origin** production region (Mexico)
- **unit** / presentation (for example Kilogramo)
- **priceMin**, **priceMax** and **priceAvg**
- **currency** (MXN or PEN) and **priceDate**
- **country** and **source**
### Who is it for
| Use case | Who benefits |
|---|---|
| Inflation & food CPI tracking | Economists and analysts following fresh-produce prices |
| Margin & procurement | Retailers, restaurants and distributors benchmarking cost |
| Agri finance & trading | Traders and lenders modelling commodity price moves |
| Dashboards & research | Teams feeding daily price series into their own apps |
### How to use it
1. Choose the **markets** to scrape (Mexico, Peru, or both).
2. Optionally add **product keywords** (for example `tomate`, `aguacate`, `papa`) to focus the results.
3. Set **Days To Look Back** and **Max Price Records**, then run. Export as JSON, CSV or Excel, or pull it through the Apify API.
### Frequently Asked Questions
**Which markets are covered?**
Mexico's national network of wholesale (central de abasto) markets, reported by product, market and origin, and Peru's Gran Mercado Mayorista de Lima. More LATAM markets are added over time.
**What does the average price mean?**
It is the most frequent or representative wholesale price for that product, market and day, alongside the minimum and maximum recorded.
**How fresh is the data?**
Prices are read live at run time for the days you request. Wholesale prices are published on business days, so weekends and holidays may have no new records.
**Can I get only certain products?**
Yes. Add one or more product keywords (accent-insensitive) to keep only matching products. Leave it empty for the full daily basket.
**Will I be charged for empty runs?**
No. You are only billed per real price record returned. A run that finds no prices produces no charge.
### Export, API and AI agents (x402 + MCP)
Export the scraped data to **JSON, CSV or Excel**, pull it as a **dataset** through the Apify **API**, or wire it into your app with **no code**. This web scraper and data extractor also works for bulk data extraction and scheduled runs.
For AI agents: this Actor is available on **x402**, Apify's agentic payment standard built with Coinbase. An AI agent can discover, pay for and run it on its own with a funded wallet and a single HTTP request: no account, no subscription, no API key and no human in the loop. It also runs as an **MCP** tool inside Claude, Cursor and other AI clients out of the box. Learn more about [x402 agentic payments on Apify](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/x402).
### Related scrapers
- [MercadoLibre Product & Price Scraper (LATAM)](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/mercadolibre-scraper)
- [Argentina Dollar Blue & Oficial Exchange Rate Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/argentina-dolar-scraper)
- [Plaza Vea Peru Grocery Price Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/plazavea-scraper)
### More scrapers at scrapers.lat
This actor is built and maintained by [scrapers.lat](https://scrapers.lat), where we publish scrapers for public platforms: finance, news, real estate, jobs, e-commerce and government data. Browse the full catalog or ask us for a custom scraper at [scrapers.lat](https://scrapers.lat).
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> This actor is an independent tool and has no affiliation with the wholesale markets or agencies referenced. It only accesses publicly available market price data. Use the results in accordance with the source's terms.
# Actor input Schema
## `countries` (type: `array`):
Which LATAM wholesale markets to scrape. 'mexico' = national wholesale market network (SNIIM). 'peru' = Gran Mercado Mayorista de Lima (EMMSA). Leave both selected for full coverage.
## `products` (type: `array`):
Optional. Keep only products whose name contains one of these keywords (accent-insensitive, e.g. 'tomate', 'aguacate', 'limon', 'papa', 'platano'). Leave empty to return all products (Peru) or a default basket of staples (Mexico).
## `days` (type: `integer`):
How many recent days of prices to collect (ending today). Wholesale prices are published on business days.
## `maxPrices` (type: `integer`):
Maximum number of wholesale price records to collect across all selected markets.
## Actor input object example
```json
{
"countries": [
"mexico",
"peru"
],
"products": [
"tomate",
"aguacate",
"cebolla",
"papa",
"limon",
"platano"
],
"days": 7,
"maxPrices": 10
}
```
# Actor output Schema
## `results` (type: `string`):
No description
# API
You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.
## JavaScript example
```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
token: '',
});
// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
"countries": [
"mexico",
"peru"
],
"products": [
"tomate",
"aguacate",
"cebolla",
"papa",
"limon",
"platano"
],
"days": 7,
"maxPrices": 10
};
// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapers_lat/latam-wholesale-food-prices-scraper").call(input);
// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
console.dir(item);
});
// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs
```
## Python example
```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient
# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("")
# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
"countries": [
"mexico",
"peru",
],
"products": [
"tomate",
"aguacate",
"cebolla",
"papa",
"limon",
"platano",
],
"days": 7,
"maxPrices": 10,
}
# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapers_lat/latam-wholesale-food-prices-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)
# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
print(item)
# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start
```
## CLI example
```bash
echo '{
"countries": [
"mexico",
"peru"
],
"products": [
"tomate",
"aguacate",
"cebolla",
"papa",
"limon",
"platano"
],
"days": 7,
"maxPrices": 10
}' |
apify call scrapers_lat/latam-wholesale-food-prices-scraper --silent --output-dataset
```
## MCP server setup
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"apify": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,scrapers_lat/latam-wholesale-food-prices-scraper"
}
}
}
```
The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer ` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).
## OpenAPI specification
Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/GZuULRfofqh3orBOS/builds/Ews2e1zEa8oTs2NzR/openapi.json