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 107.30 in December 2025, compared to 105.50 in the previous month. This marks a gain of 1.71 percent.
Sample. In the monthly time series shown in the chart, there are 432 data points. The time range covered by the series stretches from January 1990 to December 2025.
History. Here's a glimpse of some summary statistics we computed on the full sample: the index hit a maximum of 173.50 in May 2022; it reached its minimum of 48.60 in August 2000; it averaged 89.63.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index |
|---|---|
| 2025-10-31 | 103.6 |
| 2025-11-30 | 105.5 |
| 2025-12-31 | 107.3 |
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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 |
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Main indices
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 432 | 1990-01-31 | 2025-12-31 |
| Meat price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 432 | 1990-01-31 | 2025-12-31 |
| Dairy price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 432 | 1990-01-31 | 2025-12-31 |
| Cereals price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 432 | 1990-01-31 | 2025-12-31 |
| Oils price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 432 | 1990-01-31 | 2025-12-31 |
| Sugar price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 432 | 1990-01-31 | 2025-12-31 |