# FAO Cereal Price Index falls by 3.5% | World Grain

> The FAO Food Price Index fell 0.4% in June, with the Cereal Price Index down 3.5%. World wheat prices dropped 4.4%, maize fell 6%, and sorghum fell 8% on ample Black Sea and South American supplies and softer crude prices.

- Date: 2026-07-06 · published 2026-07-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18411-fao-cereal-price-index-falls-by-3-5-world-grain
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Lower global cereal benchmarks reflect ample export supplies and weaker energy-linked biofuel demand, pointing to softer feed grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-04-06 | [FAO Food Price Index falls to 17-month low](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53588-fao-food-price-index-falls-to-17-month-low.md) | +2.3% | +1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2017-01-18 | [IBISWorld predicts fall in grain revenues - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72952-ibisworld-predicts-fall-in-grain-revenues-grain-central.md) | -1.3% | +4.2% |
| WHEAT | 2018-08-03 | [FAO Food Price Index July Falls Sharply – BE PROFY IN POTATOES NEWS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8646-fao-food-price-index-july-falls-sharply-be-profy-in-potatoes-news.md) | +3.3% | +1.1% |
| WHEAT | 2023-08-09 | [FAO Food Price Index declines in August](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34646-fao-food-price-index-declines-in-august.md) | -1.7% | -7.8% |
| WHEAT | 2025-04-04 | [FAO Food Price Index remains stable in March](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25161-fao-food-price-index-remains-stable-in-march.md) | -0.7% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2020-04-06 | [FAO Food Price Index falls to 17-month low](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53588-fao-food-price-index-falls-to-17-month-low.md) | -3.8% | -7.7% |
| CORN | 2021-09-07 | [World food prices jump in Aug, cereal harvest outlook cut -FAO - Cafe Aberto](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45161-world-food-prices-jump-in-aug-cereal-harvest-outlook-cut-fao-cafe-aberto.md) | -4.1% | -2.6% |
| CORN | 2018-08-03 | [FAO Food Price Index July Falls Sharply – BE PROFY IN POTATOES NEWS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8646-fao-food-price-index-july-falls-sharply-be-profy-in-potatoes-news.md) | +8.6% | -3.7% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/22939-fao-cereal-price-index-falls-by-35

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