# FAO Cereal Price Index rises in May | World Grain

> The FAO Cereal Price Index rose 2.9 points to 114.3 in May, up 2.6% month on month, with higher prices across all major cereals. Wheat rose for a fourth straight month on smaller expected harvests in major exporters, while maize was supported by strong import demand and tighter supplies in Brazil and the US.

- Date: 2026-06-05 · published 2026-06-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18850-fao-cereal-price-index-rises-in-may-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), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Rising global cereal benchmarks support feed grain costs for buyers and point to firmer corn, wheat, sorghum and barley prices in the near term.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2021-02-12 | [FAO Food Price Index rises in November](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9251-fao-food-price-index-rises-in-november.md) | -1.6% | +3.1% |
| CORN | 2020-03-12 | [FAO Food Price Index rises sharply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54057-fao-food-price-index-rises-sharply.md) | -7.4% | -3.7% |
| CORN | 2026-09-17 | [IGC: Grain production falls but GOI prices rise \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9696-igc-grain-production-falls-but-goi-prices-rise-world-grain.md) | -1.2% | -5.6% |
| CORN | 2022-04-03 | [FAO Food Price Index rises to record high in February](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41782-fao-food-price-index-rises-to-record-high-in-february.md) | +5.4% | -0.7% |
| 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% |
| WHEAT | 2021-02-12 | [FAO Food Price Index rises in November](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9251-fao-food-price-index-rises-in-november.md) | +9.9% | +9.2% |
| WHEAT | 2020-03-12 | [FAO Food Price Index rises sharply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54057-fao-food-price-index-rises-sharply.md) | -4.3% | -5.8% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/22836-fao-cereal-price-index-rises-in-may

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