Tag: Food Price Index

• Saturday, January 10th 2026 - 12:34 UTC

  FAO Food Price Index fell in December and also from its level a year ago

  

  The benchmark for world food commodity prices fell in December compared to the previous month, as declines in dairy product, meat and vegetable oil quotations more than offset increases in those for cereals and sugar, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported in its latest release.

• Monday, June 9th 2025 - 20:18 UTC

  FAO Food Price Index dips in May amid lower cereal, sugar and vegetable oil prices

  

  The benchmark of world food commodity prices dropped in May as marked declines in international quotations for maize and palm oil outweighed historically high prices for butter and bovine meat, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported.

• Tuesday, March 11th 2025 - 09:59 UTC

  The FAO Food Price Index in February was up, boosted by sugar, dairy, and vegetable oil demand

  

  The benchmark for global food commodity prices rose in February, propelled by increases in sugar, dairy, and vegetable oil prices, according to the new Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) report.

• Monday, June 10th 2024 - 07:00 UTC

  Food commodity prices increased for the third consecutive month in May

  

  The benchmark for world food commodity prices increased for the third consecutive month in May, as higher prices of cereals and dairy products outweighed decreases in quotations for sugar and vegetable oils, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported.

• Monday, September 12th 2022 - 09:19 UTC

  FAO food commodity prices index declines for fifth month running in August

  

  The barometer for world food commodity prices declined for the fifth consecutive month in August, as quotations for most benchmark items dropped, according to the latest report released by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization.

• Wednesday, June 8th 2022 - 08:59 UTC

  World food commodity prices declined modestly in May, according to FAO report

  

  World food commodity prices declined modestly in May for the second consecutive month, although wheat and poultry prices pushed higher, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported.

• Saturday, May 7th 2022 - 09:22 UTC

  World food commodity prices decreased slightly in April, FAO report

  

  World food commodity prices decreased in April after a large jump the previous month, led by modest declines in the prices of vegetable oils and cereals, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported.

• Tuesday, March 8th 2022 - 09:11 UTC

  FAO food price soars in February but profit margins are squeezed by energy, fertilizer and feed costs

  

  The benchmark gauge for world food prices went up in February, reaching an all-time high, led by vegetable oils and dairy products, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has reported.

• Wednesday, February 9th 2022 - 09:27 UTC

  World food prices rebounded in January with strong demand for vegetable oils, FAO report

  

  The gauge for world food prices went up in January, largely catalyzed by supply-side constraints for vegetable oils, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported. The FAO Food Price Index averaged 135.7 points in January, 1.1 percent higher than in December. The Index tracks monthly changes in the international prices of commonly-traded food commodities.

• Friday, December 10th 2021 - 07:00 UTC

  November marked a further increase in FAO's Food Price Index, 27,3% from a year earlier

  

  The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 134.4 points in November 2021, up 1.6 points (1.2 percent) from October and 28.8 points (27.3 percent) from November 2020.