The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) food price index averaged 133.9
points in October 2026, down 1.6 points (1.2%) from September’s revised level.
Cereals, dairy and meat subindexes fell month-on-month; the vegetable oils index
rose slightly and the sugar index climbed sharply. Year-on-year the index was up
7.5 points (5.9%) but remained 26.3 points (16.4%) below the March 2022 peak.