# FAO cereal index fell 4.5% in October

> The FAO cereal price index fell 4.5% from September to 116.8 points in October, and was 12.6% below its level a year earlier. The FAO attributed the wheat decline to weaker international buying and more favorable production prospects, particularly in Argentina.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-09T19:36:38.353Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/90093-fao-cereal-index-fell-4-5-in-october
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker import demand and improved crop expectations increase the availability of competing wheat supplies, putting downward pressure on international wheat prices. That can weigh on Argentine export values and local pricing references.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-07-06 | [FAO Cereal Price Index falls by 3.5% \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18411-fao-cereal-price-index-falls-by-3-5-world-grain.md) | -0.3% | +1.4% |
| WHEAT | 2023-06-10 | [FAO Food Price Index unchanged in September](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6886-fao-food-price-index-unchanged-in-september.md) | +1.1% | +0.2% |
| 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 | 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 | 2019-05-12 | [FAO: Record cereal harvests expected for South America in 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59012-fao-record-cereal-harvests-expected-for-south-america-in-2019.md) | -0.4% | +4.7% |

## Sources

- argenfields.com: https://www.argenfields.com/noticias/el-indicador-de-cereales-de-la-fao-bajo-un-4-5-en-octubre-d2db65

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