Cereal trade volume vs Food price index

Cereal trade volume (annual) and Food price index (monthly) worldwide. They are published at different intervals, so each is drawn on its own rather than matched period by period.

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Global. Cereal trade volume is published as annual figures and food price index as monthly ones, so they are drawn on separate charts, and no period is matched between them. Read each on its own.

Cereal trade volume

Unit: million tonnes · 2 observations

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Cereal trade volumeCereal trade volume. 2 observations from 2025–2026 to 2026–2027, ranging from 505.3 million tonnes to 509.3 million tonnes, of which 2 are forecasts. Latest value 509.3 million tonnes (2026–2027). million tonnes 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 2026 FORECAST 509
Cereal trade volumeCereal trade volume. 2 observations from 2025–2026 to 2026–2027, ranging from 505.3 million tonnes to 509.3 million tonnes, of which 2 are forecasts. Latest value 509.3 million tonnes (2026–2027). million tonnes 0 200 400 600 2026 FORECAST 509
Cereal trade volumeCereal trade volume. 2 observations from 2025–2026 to 2026–2027, ranging from 505.3 million tonnes to 509.3 million tonnes, of which 2 are forecasts. Latest value 509.3 million tonnes (2026–2027). million tonnes 0 200 400 600 2026 FORECAST 509
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Cereal trade volume
Period Type Value
2025–2026 Forecast 505.3 million tonnes
2026–2027 Forecast 509.3 million tonnes
Source: FAO · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

Food price index

Unit: points · 8 observations

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Food price indexFood price index. 8 observations from January 2026 to August 2026, ranging from 123.9 points to 133.3 points. Latest value 133.3 points (August 2026). points 0 30 60 90 120 150 2026 Feb 2026 Mar 2026 Apr 2026 May 2026 Jun 2026 Jul 2026 Aug 2026 133
Food price indexFood price index. 8 observations from January 2026 to August 2026, ranging from 123.9 points to 133.3 points. Latest value 133.3 points (August 2026). points 0 50 100 150 2026 Feb 2026 Mar 2026 Apr 2026 May 2026 Jun 2026 Jul 2026 Aug 2026 133
Food price indexFood price index. 8 observations from January 2026 to August 2026, ranging from 123.9 points to 133.3 points. Latest value 133.3 points (August 2026). points 0 50 100 150 2026 Feb 2026 Apr 2026 Jun 2026 133
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Food price index
Period Type Value
January 2026 Actual 123.9 points
February 2026 Actual 125.3 points
March 2026 Actual 128.5 points
April 2026 Actual 130.7 points
May 2026 Actual 130.8 points
June 2026 Actual 130.3 points
July 2026 Actual 131.1 points
August 2026 Actual 133.3 points
Source: FAO · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

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No period lines up: cereal trade volume is annual and food price index is monthly. A month and a year are not the same measurement window, so no row pairs them.

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Cereal trade volume

Total international trade volume of cereals.

2 observations charted in Global · source organisations: FAO

Food price index

Monthly average of the FAO Food Price Index, which tracks international prices of a basket of globally traded food commodities.

8 observations charted in Global · source organisations: FAO

Data published under CC BY 4.0. Series A as JSON · Series B as JSON

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