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The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) is a measure of the monthly change in international prices of a basket of food commodities. It consists of the average of five commodity group price indices weighted by the average export shares of each of the groups over 2014-2016 (latest methodology revision).
Related sub-sector data are also available through the FAO Oilcrops Price Indices, covering the broader oilcrops complex, and the FAO Rice Price Update, providing detailed export quotations across rice varieties.
* Unlike for other commodity groups, most prices utilized in the calculation of the FAO Meat Price Index are not available when the FAO Food Price Index is computed and published; therefore, the value of the Meat Price Index for the most recent months is derived from a mixture of projected and observed prices. This can, at times, require significant revisions in the final value of the FAO Meat Price Index which could in turn influence the value of the FAO Food Price Index.
133.9
16% down from record March 2022
The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI)* averaged 133.9 points in October 2026, down 1.6 points (1.2 percent) from its revised September level. Price indices for cereals, dairy and meat products decreased from the previous month, while the vegetable oil price index increased only marginally and the sugar price index rose markedly. Compared to a year earlier, the FFPI stood 7.5 points (5.9 percent) higher but remained 26.3 points (16.4 percent) below its March 2022 peak.
Cereals
116.8
Oils
199.2
Meat
125.5
Sugar
121.3
Dairy
117.8
FAO Food Price Index
FAO Food Price Index in nominal and real terms
* The real price index is the nominal price index deflated by the World Bank Manufactures Unit Value Index (MUV)