Global Food Prices
The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks international prices of a basket of traded food commodities.
133.9
FAO Food Price Index (2014–2016 = 100)
+5.9%
change from a year earlier
Reported by the FAO
down 1.3% from September
Oct 2026
Historical trend
By commodity group
Largest moves in October: sugar (+6.7%) and cereals (−4.5%). These are changes in each group's own index; the groups carry different weights in the overall index.
| Group | Index | Monthly change | Annual change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cereals | 116.8 | −4.5% | +12.5% |
| Vegetable oils | 199.2 | +0.3% | +17.6% |
| Dairy | 117.8 | −1.1% | −16.9% |
| Meat | 125.5 | −1.3% | +0.4% |
| Sugar | 121.3 | +6.7% | +28.9% |
What this measures
The index measures prices of internationally traded food commodities: cereals, vegetable oils, dairy, meat and sugar. It does not measure retail grocery prices or hunger directly; those depend on exchange rates, transport, processing, incomes and local policy.
Sources and schedule
Monthly, following the FAO's published release calendar.
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