Cereals price index - World - FAO - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Food price indices (FAO)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. Based on data released recently, the FAO Cereals Price Index was 105.60 in August 2025, compared to 106.50 in July. This represents a reduction of 0.85 percent.
Sample. In this monthly series, there are 428 records overall. The series covers the time span stretching from January 1990 to August 2025.
History. Have a look at a few simple statistics we computed on the whole sample: the index averaged 89.48; it recorded a bottom of 48.60 in August 2000; it recorded its highest level of 173.50 in May 2022.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 107.3 |
| 2025-07-31 | 106.5 |
| 2025-08-31 | 105.6 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Cereals price index |
| Country | World |
| Economic concept | Price |
| Data type | Price index |
| Deflation method | Current prices |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Rescaling | Laspeyres index |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Index |
| Sources | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Open Data |
| Measure type | Level |
Series in the same data set: Main indices
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 428 | 1990-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
| Meat price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 428 | 1990-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
| Dairy price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 428 | 1990-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
| Cereals price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 428 | 1990-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
| Oils price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 428 | 1990-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
| Sugar price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 428 | 1990-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |