# World food prices climb in November, stay at 10-year peak -FAO | Reuters

> The FAO reported world food prices stayed at a 10-year peak in November and were 23.2% above a year earlier. Wheat prices were supported by unseasonable rains in Australia and uncertainty over Russian export measures.

- Date: 2021-12-02 · published 2021-12-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43649-world-food-prices-climb-in-november-stay-at-10-year-peak-fao-reuters
- Commodities: [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A sustained high food price index reflects firm grain costs, supporting feed input prices. Uncertainty over Russian export policy keeps wheat values elevated.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KWHEAT | 2017-12-29 | [November all wheat average price increases \| World-grain.com \| December 29, 2017 14:39 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67514-november-all-wheat-average-price-increases-world-grain-com-december-29-2017-14.md) | +2.5% | +6.2% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-06-05 | [FAO Cereal Price Index rises in May \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18850-fao-cereal-price-index-rises-in-may-world-grain.md) | +2.3% | -1.6% |
| KWHEAT | 2016-11-10 | [Wheat \| World-grain.com \| November 10, 2016 20:14 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73889-wheat-world-grain-com-november-10-2016-20-14-world-grain.md) | -0.4% | -3.6% |
| KWHEAT | 2019-04-22 | [Low wheat prices predicted for the next 10-years](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59627-low-wheat-prices-predicted-for-the-next-10-years.md) | -4.8% | +0.1% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-05-08 | [Global food prices up for third straight month \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10152-global-food-prices-up-for-third-straight-month-world-grain.md) | +7.3% | -5.2% |
| WHEAT | 2020-12-03 | [World food price index jumps in November to almost six-year high - FAO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5276-world-food-price-index-jumps-in-november-to-almost-six-year-high-fao.md) | +9.8% | +9.8% |
| 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 | 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% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/world-food-prices-climb-november-stay-10-year-peak-fao-2021-12-02/

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