Dairy 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 Dairy Price Index was 119.30 in February 2026, compared to 120.70 in the previous month. This marks a reduction of 1.16 percent.
Sample. The monthly series plotted above has 434 records. The series covers the time range going from January 1990 to February 2026.
History. Here are a few simple statistics we calculated on the whole sample: the index had a mean value of 88.82; it reached its lowest level of 36.80 in August 1990; it hit a maximum of 158.20 in June 2022.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | 128.2 |
| 2026-01-31 | 120.7 |
| 2026-02-28 | 119.3 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Dairy 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 |