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 stood at 103.60 in October 2025, versus 104.90 in September 2025. This represents a reduction of 1.24 percent.
Sample. In the monthly time series displayed in the graph, there are 430 observations in total. The span of time covered by the series goes from January 1990 to October 2025.
History. Have a look at some summary statistics we calculated on the full sample: the index peaked at 173.50 in May 2022; it reached its lowest level of 48.60 in August 2000; it had a mean value of 89.55.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index |
|---|---|
| 2025-08-31 | 105.7 |
| 2025-09-30 | 104.9 |
| 2025-10-31 | 103.6 |
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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 | 430 | 1990-01-31 | 2025-10-31 |
| Meat price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 430 | 1990-01-31 | 2025-10-31 |
| Dairy price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 430 | 1990-01-31 | 2025-10-31 |
| Cereals price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 430 | 1990-01-31 | 2025-10-31 |
| Oils price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 430 | 1990-01-31 | 2025-10-31 |
| Sugar price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 430 | 1990-01-31 | 2025-10-31 |