Tag Archives: FAO Food Price Index

Press release… Benchmark for globally traded food commodity prices was slightly below year-ago level… 07/11/2025 Rome – World food commodity prices generally declined in October, driven largely by ample global supplies, according to the benchmark measure released Friday by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The FAO Food Price Index, …

Press release… Comfortable global supply prospects expected for major crops… The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) averaged 128.8 points in September 2025, down slightly from its revised August level of 129.7 points. Declines in the cereal, dairy, sugar, and vegetable oil indices outweighed an increase in the meat index. Overall, the …

New forecasts point to growth in global cereal output, utilization, stocks and trade… 05/09/2025 Rome – The benchmark of world food commodity prices remained largely unchanged in August, as increases in meat, sugar and vegetable oil prices offset declines in cereal and dairy quotations, according to the new report released by the Food …

Press release… Gains in meat and vegetable oil price indices outweigh declines in cereals, dairy and sugar… 08/08/2025 Rome – The FAO Food Price Index, a benchmark for world food commodity prices, averaged 130.1 points in July 2025, up 1.6 percent from June, driven primarily by rising international prices of meat and vegetable …

Press release… Global cereal production set to reach an all-time high, although hot and dry weather could impact yields… 04/07/2025 Rome – The FAO Food Price Index, a benchmark for world food commodity prices, averaged 128.0 points in June 2025, up 0.5 percent from May. Although international prices of cereals and sugar …

Press release… » The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) averaged 127.7 points in May 2025, down 1.0 points (0.8 percent) from April. While the price indices for dairy products and meat increased, they were more than offset by declines in those for cereals, sugar and vegetable oils. Overall, the FFPI was …

Press release… World cereal, meat and dairy prices up, while sugar quotations down… The benchmark measure of world food commodity prices increased in April, driven by higher quotations for major cereals, meat and dairy products, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported on Friday. The FAO Food …

Press release… 04/04/2025 Rising vegetable oil quotations offset lower prices for wheat, maize, rice and sugar… Rome – The FAO Food Price Index, a benchmark of world food commodity price developments, remained largely unchanged in March from its revised February value, as declines in world cereal and sugar quotations offset a notable …

Press release… In a recent report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), it was revealed that the global food commodity price indicator increased in February, mainly driven by higher prices of sugar, dairy, and vegetable oil. The FAO Food Price Index rose by 1.6% compared …

Press release… February, 2025… International quotations for sugar and vegetable oils drive FAO Food Price Index lower… Rome – The FAO Food Price Index, the benchmark for world food commodity prices, declined in January, averaging 124.9 points during the month, down 1.6 percent from its December level. The drop was driven by …