Adjusted for inflation, FAO’s Food Price Index (FPI) fell 1 percent in September, the sixth straight down month. Year on year, the September FPI was up nearly 4 percent—significant, but a vast change from growth in 2021. The 2021 FPI was up 26 percent [...]
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 [...]
In April, FAO’s Food Price Index (FPI) fell slightly from March, possibly a positive sign after strong food price inflation in previous months. Adjusted for inflation, the FPI was 121.8, down about 0.8 percent from prices in March. The FPI was still up 28 [...]
The U.S. imported more canola, palm, and sunflower oils in March but pulled back on deliveries of coconut and palm kernel oils. Canola oil imports are predictably higher this year due to lower domestic production. During the first three months of the year, U.S. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Adjusted for inflation, FAO’s Food Price Index fell in June by 2.5 percent, ending a 12-month runup for world food prices. The decline came from a strong drop for vegetable oils, down nearly 10 percent from May pricing, and smaller drops for cereals and [...]
