Cereals price index - World - FAO - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Food price indices (FAO)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. According to newly released data, the FAO Cereals Price Index was 108.60 in February 2026, versus 107.50 in January. This represents a rise of 1.02 percent.
Sample. There are 434 records in the monthly time series displayed in the plot above. The series covers the time range stretching from January 1990 to February 2026.
History. Have a look at a few simple statistics we calculated 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 had a mean of 89.71.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | 107.3 |
| 2026-01-31 | 107.5 |
| 2026-02-28 | 108.6 |
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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 |
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Main indices
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 434 | 1990-01-31 | 2026-02-28 |
| Meat price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 434 | 1990-01-31 | 2026-02-28 |
| Dairy price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 434 | 1990-01-31 | 2026-02-28 |
| Cereals price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 434 | 1990-01-31 | 2026-02-28 |
| Oils price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 434 | 1990-01-31 | 2026-02-28 |
| Sugar price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 434 | 1990-01-31 | 2026-02-28 |