# Global food prices fall, but sugar surges

> The FAO reported that its food price index fell to 133.9 points in October 2026, as prices for cereals, meat and dairy declined. Sugar rose for a fourth consecutive month, while food prices overall remained higher than a year earlier.

- Date: 2026-11-07 · published 2026-11-08T13:36:02.217Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/87600-global-food-prices-fall-but-sugar-surges
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Lower cereal prices point to less upward pressure on grain costs, although the report gives no specific price direction for individual feed grains. The aggregate index decline is a modestly bearish signal for grain markets.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-09-02 | [Global food commodity prices rebound in August](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9829-global-food-commodity-prices-rebound-in-august.md) | -3.0% | -5.5% |
| CORN | 2026-09-30 | [US corn and soybeans prices fall sharply after USDA stocks surprise \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17402-us-corn-and-soybeans-prices-fall-sharply-after-usda-stocks-surprise-s-and-p.md) | -0.5% | -6.2% |
| CORN | 2018-08-30 | [Wheat Prices Rising On Global Supply Issues](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63586-wheat-prices-rising-on-global-supply-issues.md) | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2018-08-03 | [FAO Food Price Index July Falls Sharply – BE PROFY IN POTATOES NEWS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8646-fao-food-price-index-july-falls-sharply-be-profy-in-potatoes-news.md) | +8.6% | -3.7% |
| CORN | 2020-04-06 | [FAO Food Price Index falls to 17-month low](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53588-fao-food-price-index-falls-to-17-month-low.md) | -3.8% | -7.7% |
| WHEAT | 2022-08-05 | [Major fall in global food prices for July, but future supply worries remain \| UN News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40157-major-fall-in-global-food-prices-for-july-but-future-supply-worries-remain-un.md) | +7.3% | -4.2% |
| WHEAT | 2023-03-02 | [Global food prices decline further in January](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12653-global-food-prices-decline-further-in-january.md) | -2.0% | +5.1% |
| WHEAT | 2018-08-30 | [Wheat Prices Rising On Global Supply Issues](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63586-wheat-prices-rising-on-global-supply-issues.md) | +4.7% | -1.6% |

## Sources

- mundoagropecuario.com: https://mundoagropecuario.com/precios-alimentos-fao-octubre-2026/

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