World Food Prices

World Food Day 2026: Global grain supplies remain relatively high, but a combination of factors threatens to make food less affordable now and may impact production in 2027

The FAO's price benchmarks for cereals, vegetable oils, sugar, meat and dairy all rose in August

The International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the World Food Programme have said that the war in the Middle East has triggered one of the largest disruptions to global energy markets and will inevitably lead to rising food prices and food insecurity. In a joint statement, the heads of the three organisations said the burden of rising food prices will fall most heavily on the world's most vulnerable populations. "The Middle East war is upending lives and livelihoods in the region and beyond. It has already triggered one of the largest disruptions to global energy markets in modern history. "Sharp increases in oil, gas, and fertiliser prices, together with transport bottlenecks, will inevitably lead to rising food prices and food insecurity," said the joint statement issued after a meeting of the heads of the three institutions on Wednesday. They said the three organisations will continue to monitor the developments closely and coordinate the use of all available tools to suppo

The humanitarian agency warned that this war is sending 'shockwaves on food and fuel costs' across the globe

Global food prices fell for a third straight month in November, driven by declines in sugar, dairy and oil - though cereals bucked the trend with a modest rise

The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks a basket of globally traded food commodities, averaged 126.4 points in October, down from a revised 128.5 in September

Crisil's Roti Rice Rate report shows non-veg thali at ₹56 in September, up 10% month-on-month, while tomato-led softness eased veg thali cost to ₹28.1

Rice prices eased, mainly because of a fall of Indian prices to three-year lows on rupee weakness and intense competition among exporters

The Ministry of Economy claims to have initiated programs aimed at reducing poverty and unemployment, which it says could alleviate some of the nation's pressing challenges

Sugar prices led December's monthly decline, dropping 5.1 per cent month-on-month thanks to improving sugarcane crop prospects in the main producing countries to stand 10.6 per cent below its December

December marked the second policy review meeting for the external members, who have a fixed four-year term

An index of food-commodity prices created by the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization rose to the highest level since August last year, according to data released

Ensuring food safety is a public health priority and an essential step towards achieving food security

Onion prices could lead to vegetarian thali prices increasing later, says CRISIL

An index of food-commodity prices created by the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization fell about 10 per cent in 2023, according to data released on Friday.

The Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) price index, which tracks the most globally traded food commodities, averaged 118.5 points in December, down 1.5% from November

The Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) price index, which tracks the most globally-traded food commodities, averaged 122.3 points in June

World food prices fell in January for a 10th consecutive month, and are now down some 18% from a record high hit last March following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the United Nations food agency said

The continued decline offers some relief to households grappling with a cost-of-living crunch. The index is down for seventh month, its longest slump in 9 years, and food inflation has begun to slow

FAO's cereal price index rose 1.5 per cent month-on-month in September, with wheat prices climbing 2.2 per cent