The idea of this research paper is related with the fact that a large part of Moldovan foodstuffs is imported and thus prices from the countries of import origin influence domestic food prices. Although it is easy to use in analysis and calculations global indices such as the index calculated and published by the FAO (United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization), most of those does not correlate with the consumer food price index for the Republic of Moldova. This can be explained by the fact that many of the stock quotations included in those indices are not relevant for the Moldovan economy. So, this research paper start with a detailed analysis of the structure of food imports from the countries of origin, then that information is used to construct some complex indices that are significantly more correlated with the consumer food prices index for the Republic of Moldova. Several indicators have been included in the research, such as consumer food prices index, producer food price index, FAO index, share of food imports by country. Also several methods of combining these indices have been used in the calculations for getting the best correlations. The results are then used in an econometric model reliable for forecasting.