Meat 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 Meat Price Index was 128.00 in August 2025, compared to 127.20 in July. This represents a rise of 0.63 percent.
Sample. There are 428 data points in the monthly time series presented in the chart above. The series covers the time span stretching from January 1990 to August 2025.
History. Here are a few descriptive statistics computed on the full sample: the index hit a peak of 128.00 in August 2025; it reached a trough of 52.30 in December 2002; it was equal on average to 87.10.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 126.0 |
| 2025-07-31 | 127.2 |
| 2025-08-31 | 128.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Meat 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 |