FAO’s world Food Price Index, adjusted for inflation, fell 0.6 percent in February and was down 9.7 percent YOY; this marks the 11th straight month of falling prices in FAO’s reporting. The cereal index fell for a fourth straight month in February. Wheat strengthened [...]
Adjusted for inflation, FAO’s Food Price Index (FPI) fell nearly 2 percent in December, reaching its lowest level since September 2021 and down about 2.6 percent YOY. FPI for all of 2022 was still up nearly 12 percent YOY and up nearly 37 percent [...]
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 [...]
Adjusted for inflation, FAO’s October Food Price Index (FPI) fell by 0.1 percent from August, the sixth straight monthly decline. Year on year, the index is up about 0.3 percent—a minor difference compared to the double-digit YOY growth seen from early 2021 through July [...]
Adjusted for inflation, FAO’s Food Price Index (FPI) fell 1.9 percent from July to a seven-month low but was still up 6% YOY. This is a change from prices in July, up 11 percent YOY, and from May and June prices, up 20 percent [...]
FAO’s Food Price Index (FPI) fell for a fourth straight month in July, down by nearly 9 percent from June, adjusted for inflation, the steepest monthly drop, in percentage terms, since October 2008. The FPI is still up 11 percent YOY, supported especially by [...]
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). [...]
FAO’s Food Price Index (FPI) was reported down over half a percent in May, adjusted for inflation, the second straight monthly decline. May’s FPI was still up 20.8 percent YOY, supported by significant gains across all subindexes. Food commodities showing the most significant YOY [...]
