# FAO Vegetable Oil Price Index in October 2026: Soybean and sunflower oils rise, while rapeseed tempers gains

> FAO’s vegetable oil price index averaged 199.2 points in October, up 0.3% from September and its highest level since mid-2022. Soybean oil rose to its highest price since late 2022 on biofuel demand and seasonally tighter South American supplies; sunflower oil rebounded amid Black Sea export and logistics constraints, while palm oil was little changed and rapeseed oil fell.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-09T12:06:50.625Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/89294-fao-vegetable-oil-price-index-in-october-2026-soybean-and-sunflower-oils-rise
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Biofuel demand and tighter export availability support soybean oil, while Black Sea disruptions constrain sunflower oil supply. Seasonal rapeseed availability and weaker EU bio-component demand are bearish for rapeseed oil, while firm import demand and lower production expectations support palm oil.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 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 | 2023-01-13 | [US soybean crop and oil prices rise after cuts in the 2022/23 MY crop estimate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37865-us-soybean-crop-and-oil-prices-rise-after-cuts-in-the-2022-23-my-crop-estimate.md) | -1.6% | -9.4% |
| SBO | 2025-04-04 | [FAO Food Price Index remains stable in March](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25161-fao-food-price-index-remains-stable-in-march.md) | -0.0% | +5.9% |
| SBO | 2021-03-11 | [The price of sunflower seeds and oil have updated the records and the lack of proposals](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48236-the-price-of-sunflower-seeds-and-oil-have-updated-the-records-and-the-lack-of.md) | +1.7% | +3.1% |
| PALMOIL | 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) | -2.5% | -6.2% |
| PALMOIL | 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) | +0.8% | +2.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-04-04 | [FAO Food Price Index remains stable in March](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25161-fao-food-price-index-remains-stable-in-march.md) | -5.6% | -9.1% |

## Sources

- agroprofil.pl: https://agroprofil.pl/wiadomosci/indeks-cen-olejow-roslinnych-fao-w-pazdzierniku-soja-i-slonecznik-ciagna-w-gore-rzepak-lagodzi-podwyzki/

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