# 679. November 2022 World Food Price Index　 | Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences | JIRCAS

> The FAO World Food Price Index averaged 135.7 points in November 2022, with cereals at 150.4 points, down 1.3% monthly. International wheat fell 2.8% and maize fell 1.7% after Russia's return to the Black Sea Grain Initiative, while vegetable oils rose 2.3%.

- Date: 2022-12-15 · published 2022-12-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38272-679-november-2022-world-food-price-index-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), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Lower wheat and maize benchmarks ease feed grain costs, while firmer vegetable oil prices support rising costs for oilseed-based feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 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) | -0.9% | -1.3% |
| 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% |
| WHEAT | 2017-09-03 | [Crop Prospects and Food Situation, No. 3 September 2017 - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68873-crop-prospects-and-food-situation-no-3-september-2017-world-reliefweb.md) | -0.6% | -3.9% |
| WHEAT | 2016-12-04 | [Crop Prospects and Food Situation, No. 4 December 2016 - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73405-crop-prospects-and-food-situation-no-4-december-2016-world-reliefweb.md) | +4.0% | +3.3% |
| 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% |
| CORN | 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) | +2.6% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2019-11-08 | [Crop Monitor for AMIS \| No. 67 – November 2019 - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55985-crop-monitor-for-amis-no-67-november-2019-world-reliefweb.md) | +0.0% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2016-12-04 | [Crop Prospects and Food Situation, No. 4 December 2016 - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73405-crop-prospects-and-food-situation-no-4-december-2016-world-reliefweb.md) | +4.1% | +2.4% |

## Sources

- jircas.go.jp: https://www.jircas.go.jp/en/program/proc/blog/20221215

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