FAO Food Price Index Rises to 130.1 Points in July 2025
Why in the news
FAO’s monthly index showed global food commodity prices rising for July 2025, helped by strong vegetable oil and meat prices.
Key facts
- The overall index stood at 130.1 points, up 1.6% from June.
- It was 18.8% under its March 2022 high and 7.6% over July 2024.
- Vegetable oils reached 166.8 points on strong demand and tighter export supplies.
- Meat prices reached a record 127.3 points, supported by bovine and ovine demand.
- Sugar slipped for the fifth month running on expectations of higher output.
| Sub-index | Points | Change from June |
|---|---|---|
| Cereals | 106.5 | down 0.8% |
| Vegetable oils | 166.8 | up 7.1% |
| Meat | 127.3 | up 1.2% |
| Dairy | 155.3 | down 0.1% |
| Sugar | 103.3 | down 0.2% |
About the FAO Food Price Index
The FFPI tracks monthly changes in the prices of a basket of globally traded food commodities across five groups, using 2014-2016 export shares as weights.
Exam angle
- Reports and indexes questions focus on the latest value and which sub-index moved most.
- Remember: record meat index, three-year-high vegetable oils, sugar down five months in a row.
- The base period for weights is 2014-2016.