Food price index vs Cereal stocks-to-use ratio

Food price index (monthly) and Cereal stocks-to-use ratio (annual) 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. Food price index is published as monthly figures and cereal stocks-to-use ratio as annual ones, so they are drawn on separate charts, and no period is matched between them. Read each on its own.

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

Cereal stocks-to-use ratio

Unit: % · 3 observations

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Cereal stocks-to-use ratioCereal stocks-to-use ratio. 3 observations from 2025–2026 to 2027, ranging from 31.6% to 32%, of which 2 are forecasts. Latest value 32% (2027). % 0 10 20 30 40 Jul 2025 Oct 2025 Apr 2026 Jul 2026 Oct 2026 2026 2027 FORECAST 32% 32%
Cereal stocks-to-use ratioCereal stocks-to-use ratio. 3 observations from 2025–2026 to 2027, ranging from 31.6% to 32%, of which 2 are forecasts. Latest value 32% (2027). % 0 10 20 30 40 Jul 2025 Oct 2025 Apr 2026 Jul 2026 Oct 2026 2026 2027 FORECAST 32% 32%
Cereal stocks-to-use ratioCereal stocks-to-use ratio. 3 observations from 2025–2026 to 2027, ranging from 31.6% to 32%, of which 2 are forecasts. Latest value 32% (2027). % 0 10 20 30 40 Jul 2025 Oct 2025 Apr 2026 Jul 2026 Oct 2026 2026 2027 FORECAST 32% 32%
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Cereal stocks-to-use ratio
Period Type Value
2025–2026 Estimate 31.9%
2026–2027 Forecast 31.6%
2027 Forecast 32%
Source: FAO · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

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

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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

Cereal stocks-to-use ratio

The ratio of ending cereal stocks to total cereal utilization expressed as a percentage.

3 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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