FAO World Food Price Index rises to 136 points

Last month, the index of world food prices calculated by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) rose to 136 points. This is reported on the organization's website.

The achieved result was 1.5 percent higher than in August and 5.8 percent higher than that recorded in September 2025. Global prices are rising steadily as disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and the Black Sea, coupled with climate shocks, put pressure on energy, transport and basic food commodities, FAO Chief Economist Maximo Torero said.

It is noted that the price index for grain crops increased by 5.1 percent compared to August, and by 17.2 percent compared to the first autumn month of last year. World prices for wheat increased in monthly terms by 6.3 percent, and for corn by 5.6 percent.

For rice, the increase was 1.4 percent, and for vegetable oils by 0.9 percent. At the same time, the meat price index decreased by 1.1 percent. For dairy products, the decline reached 0.1 percent.

Sugar prices rose by 6.1 percent. This is due to an expected fall in its production in Thailand and concerns about crop prospects in India due to insufficient rainfall.