# October World Food Price Index Declines on Lower Grain, Meat, and Dairy Prices Amid Rising Sugar and Vegetable Oil Costs

> The article reports that the World Food Price Index declined in October, as lower grain, meat, and dairy prices outweighed increases in sugar and vegetable oil costs. The supplied text does not include the index level, component figures, or further details.

- Date: 2026-11-07 · published 2026-11-08T03:07:13.692Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/86891-october-world-food-price-index-declines-on-lower-grain-meat-and-dairy-prices
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

The reported decline points to softer prices across several food categories, including grains and meat, while vegetable oils moved higher. The text does not provide enough detail to infer a specific feed-commodity supply or demand change.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-04-05 | [FAO Food Price Index dips again in April, led by sugar and vegetable oils](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6872-fao-food-price-index-dips-again-in-april-led-by-sugar-and-vegetable-oils.md) | +0.4% | +4.2% |
| 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 | 2024-02-02 | [FAO Food Price Index down again in January led by lower wheat and maize prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7200-fao-food-price-index-down-again-in-january-led-by-lower-wheat-and-maize-prices.md) | -1.6% | -8.9% |
| WHEAT | 2023-08-09 | [FAO Food Price Index declines in August](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34646-fao-food-price-index-declines-in-august.md) | -1.7% | -7.8% |
| WHEAT | 2024-09-06 | [Fertilizer Prices Declining But Remain High Globally: FAO Food Price Index and AMIS Market Monitor Released \| Food Security Portal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28653-fertilizer-prices-declining-but-remain-high-globally-fao-food-price-index-and.md) | +1.0% | +11.2% |
| SBO | 2025-07-07 | [FAO Food Price Index up slightly in June due to higher meat, dairy and vegetable oil prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23812-fao-food-price-index-up-slightly-in-june-due-to-higher-meat-dairy-and-vegetable.md) | +1.2% | +0.8% |
| SBO | 2025-04-07 | [FAO Food Price Index up slightly in June due to higher meat, dairy and vegetable oil prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25227-fao-food-price-index-up-slightly-in-june-due-to-higher-meat-dairy-and-vegetable.md) | +2.0% | +5.6% |
| SBO | 2026-05-08 | [World food prices rise to more than three year high in April, FAO says - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19272-world-food-prices-rise-to-more-than-three-year-high-in-april-fao-says-grainews.md) | -2.6% | -2.7% |

## Sources

- insights.tridge.com: https://insights.tridge.com/speaker-product-news-reports/KJLyFXpzJzgKuB1Gqsm5QUKHGgR43AVdqLPm2V3vA2VQ8dE1s3eXmc2w

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