FAO Food Price Index down 1.4 percent YOY

All but two components of FAO’s Food Price Index (FPI) fell in November, allowing the overall index to slip slightly from the previous month. The combined FPI has now seen monthly declines from April through November, and though this included drops of just 0.1 [...]

Drop in FAO world Food Price Index accelerates in June

FAO’s aggregate Food Price Index (FPI) was down 2.3 percent in June, the third straight month of decline. The drop was well above the monthly declines in April and May, down just 0.8 percent and 0.3 percent, respectively (all index figures adjusted for inflation). [...]

Fresh record high for FAO Food Price Index in March

FAO reported its Food Price Index (FPI) at a new record in March 2022, about 17 percent above its previous high in early 2011 and up nearly 37 percent YOY (unadjusted for inflation). Adjusted for inflation, the FPI was still a record high in [...]

Food Price Index reached fresh high in February

FAO’s Food Price Index (FPI) rose again in February, growing 3.9 percent from January to reach a new record high (unadjusted for inflation). February’s FPI was up 20.7 percent YOY, largely on-trend since the FPI has now risen in 17 of the last 20 [...]

Food Price Index fell in December but was up 26% YOY in 2021

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 [...]

World Food Price Index up 1.2% in November, up 25% year on year

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 [...]

Food Price Index rises for third-straight month in October

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 [...]

Sugar index leads gains in August rebound of Food Price Index

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. [...]

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