FAO
The food price indices of FAO, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization: the overall index and the indices for cereals, vegetable oils, dairy, meat and sugar, every month since 1990.
Latest month: September 2026. Base: 2014–2016 average = 100.
FAO Food Price Index
Interactive chart136.0 points
- In a month
- +1.5%
- In a year
- +5.7%
In September 2026 the FAO Food Price Index averaged 136.0 points, 1.5% higher than in August and 5.7% higher than a year earlier.
Its highest level was 160.2 points, in March 2022. Adjusted for inflation (real terms) the index is 117.2 points.
- Nominal 136.0
- Real (inflation-adjusted) 117.2
The five groups of the index
12 months, points (2014–2016 = 100)Cereals
122.8 points September 2026
+5.1% month +17.1% year
Vegetable oils
198.6 points September 2026
+0.9% month +18.3% year
Related FAO indices
- Oilseeds 134.6 +6.3%
- Oilseed meals 114.1 +7.2%
Dairy
119.1 points September 2026
-0.1% month -19.1% year
By product
- Butter 131.6 -0.3%
- Skimmed milk powder 139.3 +7.7%
- Whole milk powder 129.0 +3.8%
- Cheese 107.0 -4.1%
Meat
127.9 points September 2026
-1.1% month steady year
By product
- Bovine meat 147.9 -0.4%
- Pig meat 101.5 -1.2%
- Poultry meat 122.0 -2.5%
- Ovine meat 169.0 -0.2%
Sugar
114.0 points September 2026
+6.1% month +14.6% year
The groups together
12 months- Cereals 122.8
- Vegetable oils 198.6
- Dairy 119.1
- Meat 127.9
- Sugar 114.0
The indices month by month
points, 2014–2016 = 100| Month | Index | Cereals | Vegetable oils | Dairy | Meat | Sugar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 136.0 | 122.8 | 198.6 | 119.1 | 127.9 | 114.0 |
| August 2026 | 134.0 | 116.8 | 196.9 | 119.2 | 129.3 | 107.4 |
| July 2026 | 131.7 | 113.8 | 195.7 | 116.6 | 129.4 | 95.1 |
| June 2026 | 130.1 | 110.0 | 192.0 | 116.9 | 130.5 | 90.0 |
| May 2026 | 131.0 | 114.2 | 185.0 | 119.1 | 131.3 | 95.1 |
| April 2026 | 131.0 | 111.3 | 193.9 | 119.7 | 130.4 | 88.5 |
| March 2026 | 128.7 | 110.4 | 183.1 | 121.2 | 128.0 | 92.9 |
| February 2026 | 125.5 | 108.7 | 174.2 | 119.4 | 126.5 | 86.2 |
| January 2026 | 124.1 | 107.5 | 168.7 | 120.9 | 124.9 | 89.8 |
| December 2025 | 124.5 | 107.2 | 165.2 | 128.2 | 124.8 | 90.7 |
| November 2025 | 125.2 | 105.6 | 165.0 | 136.2 | 125.5 | 88.6 |
| October 2025 | 126.4 | 103.8 | 169.4 | 141.7 | 125.0 | 94.1 |
| September 2025 | 128.6 | 104.8 | 167.9 | 147.2 | 127.9 | 99.4 |
FAO often revises the latest months; this is the latest release. Each index’s page has its whole history.