Dairy 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 Dairy Price Index was 152.60 in August 2025, versus 154.60 in July. This represents a reduction of 1.29 percent.
Sample. There are 428 records overall in the monthly time series shown in the figure above. The span of time covered by the series is from January 1990 to August 2025.
History. Here are a few summary statistics we computed on the full sample: the index attained a maximum of 158.20 in June 2022; it registered a minimum of 36.80 in August 1990; it had an average value of 88.22.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 155.5 |
| 2025-07-31 | 154.6 |
| 2025-08-31 | 152.6 |
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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 |
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 |