WILLAGRI
The latest FAO price index, published on 4 April, and covering the month of March 2025, indicates that global food prices are stable. It stood at 127.1 points, a slight decrease compared to February. Here is the main content of this index:
- Cereal price index: it fell by 2.6%, its lowest point since September 2020. The decline is mainly due, despite some volatility, to the easing of concerns about production conditions in some major northern countries. Maize and rice prices also fell.
- Sugar price index: it fell by 1.4% due to a weakening of global demand.
- Vegetable oil price index: it increased by 3.7% due to the increase in the prices of palm, soybean, rapeseed and sunflower oil.
- Meat price index: it increased by 0.9% mainly due to the increase in the price of pigmeat. Beef and sheep meat prices remained robust while poultry prices remained stable due to abundant supply.
- Dairy index: it has remained stable.