# 1335. World Food Price Trends, August 2025 | Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences | JIRCAS

> The FAO World Food Price Index averaged 130.1 points in August 2025, roughly unchanged from July. Cereal and dairy indexes fell while meat, sugar and vegetable oil indexes rose, with the vegetable oil index at its highest since July 2022.

- Date: 2025-09-08 · published 2025-09-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23025-1335-world-food-price-trends-august-2025-japan-international-research-center
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Lower cereal prices from EU and Russian harvests weigh on feed grain costs, while higher vegetable oil prices support oilseed and meal values for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 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) | -1.1% | -3.8% |
| WHEAT | 2019-06-11 | [Australia's winter crop forecast to jump 20 per cent says national forecaster ABARES - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58544-australia-s-winter-crop-forecast-to-jump-20-per-cent-says-national-forecaster.md) | -4.7% | -8.3% |
| WHEAT | 2016-12-13 | [International Maize, Wheat, Rice Prices Remain Down, According to Latest FPMA Report \| Food Security Portal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73523-international-maize-wheat-rice-prices-remain-down-according-to-latest-fpma.md) | -1.2% | +1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2023-02-09 | [Declining Crop Prices, Rising Production and Exports Highlight U.S. Agricultural Projections to 2032 \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13299-declining-crop-prices-rising-production-and-exports-highlight-u-s-agricultural.md) | -2.6% | -8.6% |
| WHEAT | 2022-08-07 | [Benchmark FAO Food Price Index shows dip in international prices of cereals, vegetable oils and sugar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40093-benchmark-fao-food-price-index-shows-dip-in-international-prices-of-cereals.md) | +7.4% | -3.7% |
| CORN | 2026-01-13 | [1415. World Food Price Trends, December 2025 \| Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences \| JIRCAS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12588-1415-world-food-price-trends-december-2025-japan-international-research-center.md) | +0.6% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2024-01-11 | [932. December 2023 World Food Price Index \| Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences \| JIRCAS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32196-932-december-2023-world-food-price-index-japan-international-research-center.md) | -1.3% | -5.6% |
| CORN | 2020-09-08 | [Assessing the U.S. Climate in August 2020 \| News \| National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50963-assessing-the-u-s-climate-in-august-2020-news-national-centers-for.md) | +2.7% | +6.6% |

## Sources

- jircas.go.jp: https://www.jircas.go.jp/en/program/proc/blog/20250908

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