Adjusted for inflation, FAO’s Food Price Index (FPI) fell half a percent in January but was still up 6.1 percent YOY. In nominal terms (unadjusted for inflation), prices rose 1.1 percent in January, up 19.5 percent YOY. The decline in the real FPI came [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
Adjusted for inflation, the FAO Food Price Index (FPI) was up 2 percent from March, up slightly from the 12-month average growth of 1.7 percent. This increase was supported by robust gains for the sugar, meat, and oils subindexes, although every category appreciated in [...]
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 [...]
