FAO reports higher food prices as meat quotations ease
2 October 2026 · FAO
September food commodity prices rose overall, while poultry and pig meat quotations declined.
2 October 2026 · FAO
FAO reported that its Food Price Index averaged 136.0 points in September 2026, 1.5% above August. Cereals, vegetable oils and sugar moved higher. The meat index fell 1.1% to 127.9 points as poultry and pig meat quotations weakened; bovine and ovine prices were broadly stable. Recent meat-index readings combine observed and projected prices and may be revised.
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