In August, FAO (FFPI) food prices (FFPI) reached 130.1 points. This is hardly different at the revised July level of 130.0 points.
World prices for meat and vegetable oils in August 2025 have reached many years of maximum. At the same time, cereal and dairy products fell. This has been proven by UN Food Agency (FAO) data.
In August, FAO (FFPI) food prices (FFPI) reached 130.1 points. This is hardly different at the revised July level of 130.0 points.
Reducing prices for grain and dairy products has been paid to the growth of meat, sugar and vegetable oil. Generally, the indicator became 6.9% higher than August 2024, but 18.8% less than the March 2022 record level after Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The price of prices for vegetable oils has risen to 169.1 points, reaching the maximum since July 2022. This is an increase of 1.4% per month.
The palm, sunflower and rapeseed oil climbed, paid for a drop in soy oil.
The market is influenced by the rising demand in the world and Indonesia’s plans to increase biofuel standards in 2026. An additional factor is the reduction in the sunflower oil proposal in the Black Sea region and the rapeseed in Europe.
The meat price index increased to 128.0 points, updating the maximum history. It was 0.6% higher than July and 4.9% higher than last year’s August level.
Growth is provided by the increase in the cost of beef and lamb. Beef prices have reached a record due to high demand in the United States and China, which supports Australian and Brazil exporting. Baranina was expensive for the fifth month after following the background of a limited offer in Oceania. Pork prices remain stable, and poultry meat is reduced due to the large volume of exports from Brazil.
As for dairy products, the index decreased by 1.3% and cost 152.6 points, which became a second consecutive autumn month. However, it was 16.2% higher than August 2024.
Butter, cheese and solid milk powder fall in price. The rejection is associated with an increase in supplies from New Zealand and EU and the weak demand of imports in Asia. At the same time, low milk prices rose 1.8% due to limited export reserves in New Zealand and stable demand in Southeast Asia.
The sugar price index in August reached 103.6 points, showing a small increase of 0.2% after five months of decline. However, it became 9% less than a year ago.
Price increases are caused by a reduction in Brazil’s yield yield and high demand in the world, especially from China. At the same time, forecasts of good crops in India and Thailand are limited to the overall increase in prices.
The grain price index costs 105.6 points, which is 0.8% lower than July and 4.1% less than August last year. International wheat prices have been reduced due to good produce in the EU, as well as poor demand from Asia and North Africa.
World prices for corn are rising for the third month in succession. The factors are the heat in the EU, which affects the yield, as well as a high demand for feed and ethanol in the United States. In other sorghus grains, it became cheaper, and barley went up. Rice prices in August were reduced by 2% due to strict competition of exporters.
In recent years, food prices in Ukraine have grown faster than European Union countries.
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