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 stood at 152.60 in August 2025, versus 154.60 in July 2025. This constitutes a reduction of 1.29 percent.
Sample. There are 428 records in the monthly series shown in the chart above. The span of time covered by the series extends from January 1990 to August 2025.
History. Check out some simple statistics we calculated on the whole sample: the index had a mean of 88.22; it recorded a maximum of 158.20 in June 2022; it recorded a bottom of 36.80 in August 1990.
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 |
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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 |