Cereals 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 Cereals Price Index was 105.60 in August 2025, compared to 106.50 in July 2025. This constitutes a reduction of 0.85 percent.
Sample. There are 428 records in the monthly time series displayed in the plot above. The series covers the time span stretching from January 1990 to August 2025.
History. Here's a glimpse of some simple statistics we computed on the entire sample: the index had a mean of 89.48; it achieved a maximum of 173.50 in May 2022; it recorded a minimum of 48.60 in August 2000.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 107.3 |
| 2025-07-31 | 106.5 |
| 2025-08-31 | 105.6 |
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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 | 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 |