# 1434. January 2026 World Food Price Trends | Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences | JIRCAS

> FAO reported its January 2026 food price index averaged 123.9 points, down 0.4% from December. Dairy, meat and sugar declined while cereals and vegetable oils rose, with the vegetable oil index up 2.1% month on month.

- Date: 2026-02-09 · published 2026-02-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20623-1434-january-2026-world-food-price-trends-japan-international-research-center
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Rising vegetable oil and cereal sub-indices point to firmer palm, soybean and sunflower oil values, while the broader food index remains in a downtrend.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: neutral
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2026-03-09 | [1452. February 2026 World Food Price Trends \| Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences \| JIRCAS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20206-1452-february-2026-world-food-price-trends-japan-international-research-center.md) | +3.6% | +8.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-09-08 | [1335. World Food Price Trends, August 2025 \| Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences \| JIRCAS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23025-1335-world-food-price-trends-august-2025-japan-international-research-center.md) | +0.3% | -0.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-12-15 | [679. November 2022 World Food Price Index　 \| Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences \| JIRCAS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38272-679-november-2022-world-food-price-index-japan-international-research-center.md) | -0.6% | +0.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-04-11 | [World food prices reach new peak since July 2011](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47694-world-food-prices-reach-new-peak-since-july-2011.md) | +2.0% | +16.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-03-02 | [Global food prices rise in January](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42354-global-food-prices-rise-in-january.md) | -2.6% | -3.6% |
| SBO | 2026-03-09 | [1452. February 2026 World Food Price Trends \| Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences \| JIRCAS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20206-1452-february-2026-world-food-price-trends-japan-international-research-center.md) | -0.7% | -1.2% |
| SBO | 2022-12-15 | [679. November 2022 World Food Price Index　 \| Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences \| JIRCAS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38272-679-november-2022-world-food-price-index-japan-international-research-center.md) | -0.0% | -2.6% |
| SBO | 2021-04-11 | [World food prices reach new peak since July 2011](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47694-world-food-prices-reach-new-peak-since-july-2011.md) | +1.8% | +16.8% |

## Sources

- jircas.go.jp: https://www.jircas.go.jp/en/program/proc/blog/20260209

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