In December 2021, FAO’s world Food Price Index (FPI), adjusted for inflation, fell by almost 1 percent from November, ending a four-month streak of gains averaging 2 percent per month. December’s decline came on weaker pricing for meat, cereal, oils, and sugar, influenced by [...]
FAO reported November’s world Food Price Index (FPI) up 1.2 percent from October’s FPI. Year to date, the 2021 FPI is up about 25 percent from 2020 and up 27 percent from the five-year average (adjusted for inflation). Year to date, the subindexes showing [...]
Adjusted for inflation, FAO’s Food Price Index (FPI) rose for the third straight month in October, up a respectable 3 percent YOY from September and up 29 percent YOY. The oils, cereals, and dairy indexes all recorded gains from September, the meat index fell [...]
Led by cereals, vegetable oils, and dairy, all FAO food price subindexes were up in September. Though gains were modest, the aggregate Food Price Index (FPI) still rose over 1 percent from August. (All values are adjusted for inflation.) The FPI showed monthly gains [...]
Adjusted for inflation, FAO’s Food Price Index (FPI) rebounded strongly in August after slight declines in June and July. These two down months, however, followed a full year of monthly gains. Source: FAO Among the subindexes, sugar saw the most significant gains in August. [...]
After falling 2.6 percent the previous month, FAO’s Food Price Index (FPI) fell again in July, down 1.2 percent from June. Adjusted for inflation, July’s FPI was still up about 29 percent YOY on declines among the dairy, cereals, and vegetable oils subindexes vs. [...]
Adjusted for inflation, FAO’s Food Price Index was up nearly 38 percent YOY in May on gains across all subindexes. The Index as up nearly 5 percent from April, the highest monthly gain since January 2015. (Not adjusted for inflation, it would be the [...]
Adjusted for inflation, FAO’s Food Price Index rose over 2 percent from February and was up 25 percent YOY. This was the tenth straight month of gains for the price index. For 2021 through March, food prices are up 17 percent year on year [...]
