# Global food prices up for third straight month | World Grain

> The FAO Food Price Index averaged 130.7 points in April, up 1.6% from March and the third monthly gain in a row. The cereal index rose 0.8%, with higher wheat and maize prices tied to US drought, dry conditions in Brazil and Australia, and expected lower wheat plantings due to fertilizer costs.

- Date: 2026-05-08 · published 2026-05-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10152-global-food-prices-up-for-third-straight-month-world-grain
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Rising global cereal prices and firm maize and wheat demand raise feed grain costs for buyers. Higher energy and fertilizer costs continue to feed through into grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- RICE: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-02-24 | [Black Sea grain exports seen moderating global grain prices \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37370-black-sea-grain-exports-seen-moderating-global-grain-prices-world-grain.md) | -2.9% | -3.7% |
| CORN | 2021-01-07 | [World food prices rise for seventh month in a row in December - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49246-world-food-prices-rise-for-seventh-month-in-a-row-in-december-world-reliefweb.md) | +5.6% | +13.4% |
| CORN | 2026-09-04 | [FAO Food Price Index rises again \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17533-fao-food-price-index-rises-again-world-grain.md) | +0.5% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2024-10-24 | [Global grain trade review \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14260-global-grain-trade-review-world-grain.md) | -1.3% | +1.0% |
| CORN | 2026-06-05 | [FAO Cereal Price Index rises in May \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18850-fao-cereal-price-index-rises-in-may-world-grain.md) | -1.1% | -3.8% |
| WHEAT | 2023-02-24 | [Black Sea grain exports seen moderating global grain prices \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37370-black-sea-grain-exports-seen-moderating-global-grain-prices-world-grain.md) | -2.9% | -8.7% |
| WHEAT | 2021-01-07 | [World food prices rise for seventh month in a row in December - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49246-world-food-prices-rise-for-seventh-month-in-a-row-in-december-world-reliefweb.md) | +0.8% | -4.1% |
| WHEAT | 2026-09-04 | [FAO Food Price Index rises again \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17533-fao-food-price-index-rises-again-world-grain.md) | +1.4% | +0.4% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/22733-global-food-prices-up-for-third-straight-month

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