FAO Index: Global Food Prices Rose in March 2026
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Global food prices for March 2026 were recorded to have risen. This is seen from the global food index value moving up three points to the level of 128.5. The previous month, the global food index according to Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) data stood at 125.5 points.
The largest increase occurred in the meat group, which was recorded to have risen by 0.95%. The FAO outlook report notes that meat prices this year had experienced increases in January, February, and March.
(Read: FAO Index: Global Food Prices Fell in January 2026)
The highest record increase in the meat price index occurred in February.
Followed by dairy with an increase of 1.26%.
Other conditions: grain prices rose by 1.56%. Compared to the previous year, this year's grain price increases were higher in March. Price decreases occurred in January and February. The lowest grain price drop previously occurred in March.
(Read: Quality 2 Beef Prices in Traditional Markets for the Period April 2025-2026)
Vegetable oil rose by 5.11%, and the smallest increase was in the sugar index, which rose by 6.2 points or 7.19% to the level of 92.4.
This global food price index is at the highest point achieved so far this year. Meanwhile, since the beginning of the year, the food price index has grown by 3.55% (year to date).
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