# Global food prices edge up in April amid new U.S. tariff policies: FAO-Xinhua

> The FAO Food Price Index rose 1% in April 2025 from March, led by grains and cereals, dairy and meat, while vegetable oils and sugar fell. The FAO attributed grain price increases partly to new U.S. import tariff policies, including the Mexico exemption and a 90-day suspension of tariffs above 10%.

- Date: 2025-05-02 · published 2025-05-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11120-global-food-prices-edge-up-in-april-amid-new-u-s-tariff-policies-fao-xinhua
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Tariff adjustments and reduced Russian wheat exports lift global cereal prices, supporting feed grain costs, while lower vegetable oil prices ease pressure on oilseed-based feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼
- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-01-29 | [Export rules by some countries force rise in global crop prices \| AGDAILY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49099-export-rules-by-some-countries-force-rise-in-global-crop-prices-agdaily.md) | -9.7% | +0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2018-09-05 | [Export Policies Shrink Global Wheat Supply, Increase Uncertainty - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6998-export-policies-shrink-global-wheat-supply-increase-uncertainty-u-s-wheat.md) | +0.2% | -3.9% |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-01 | [China's tariff cut plans skip soybeans, spurring hopes for higher buys of other US farm goods \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14539-china-s-tariff-cut-plans-skip-soybeans-spurring-hopes-for-higher-buys-of-other.md) | -2.9% | +0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2022-05-17 | [Global Wheat Prices Outlook For Australian Growers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41375-global-wheat-prices-outlook-for-australian-growers.md) | -2.8% | -3.7% |
| WHEAT | 2020-12-30 | [Commodities 2021: Bullish expectations for 2021 Black Sea wheat prices \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49512-commodities-2021-bullish-expectations-for-2021-black-sea-wheat-prices-s-and-p.md) | +5.0% | +11.6% |
| CORN | 2021-01-29 | [Export rules by some countries force rise in global crop prices \| AGDAILY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49099-export-rules-by-some-countries-force-rise-in-global-crop-prices-agdaily.md) | +2.4% | -0.7% |
| CORN | 2021-06-30 | [Now With Too Many Pigs, China Moves to Prop Up Pork Prices - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46557-now-with-too-many-pigs-china-moves-to-prop-up-pork-prices-caixin-global.md) | -0.4% | -10.6% |
| CORN | 2026-03-16 | [China Reins in Fertilizer Exports as War Pushes Up Global Prices - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20096-china-reins-in-fertilizer-exports-as-war-pushes-up-global-prices-bloomberg.md) | +2.4% | -1.7% |

## Sources

- english.news.cn: https://english.news.cn/20250502/eeee80e515b149229cc85ec670c84f9f/c.html

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