Following production and shipment exports stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, some countries adopted restrictions or additional duties on exports of some food commodities. In 2022, poor weather and crops and the fallout of the Russian invasion of Ukraine have now prompted additional export bans, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
FAO reported its January food price index up 2.7 percent from December and up 8.8 percent YOY (adjusted for inflation). Month on month, its component subindexes were either up (cereals, oils, sugar) or nearly flat (meat, dairy). Year on year, nearly all subindexes made [...]
FAO’s Food Price Index (FPI) for October was up 3.1 percent from the previous month. Year on year, the October FPI was up 6.5 percent. (All figures are adjusted for inflation; the index baseline comes from 2014 to 2016 prices.) Nearly all the price [...]
Adjusted for inflation, the September FAO Food Price Index was reported up 2 percent from August and up under 6 percent YOY. This is the fourth straight month of monthly gains but only the second straight month of YOY gains. Month on month, most [...]
The FAO Food Price Index rose for a second straight month. Adjusted for inflation, the index rose 1.2 percent month on month (MOM) in July after gaining 2.3 percent in June. The sugar price index gained for a third straight month, albeit more slowly [...]
