# Informist Media - FAO Index: FAO All Rice Price Index up 4.3% on mo Dec on higher Glutinous rice prices

> The FAO All Rice Price Index averaged 101 points in December, up 4.3% on the month but down 15.2% on the year. The gain was led by glutinous rice, which rose 16.1% to a 15-month high on Chinese purchases and Thai demand.

- Date: 2026-01-02 · published 2026-01-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/9169-informist-media-fao-index-fao-all-rice-price-index-up-4-3-on-mo-dec-on-higher
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Higher glutinous and Thai prices show some firming in the global rice market, though the year-on-year decline signals that broad supply remains ample.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2026-01-05 | 1 | +5.5% | 3.7 | FAO data released Jan 2 showed the All Rice Price Index up 4.3% in December, which could have lifted sentiment and supported a rebound in rough rice futures, though the gain was led by glutinous rice rather than the varieties US futures track. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2023-08-09 | [FAO Food Price Index declines in August](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34646-fao-food-price-index-declines-in-august.md) | -1.9% | +5.4% |
| RICE | 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) | -1.5% | +3.4% |
| RICE | 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) | -0.7% | -0.4% |
| RICE | 2023-08-10 | [Global rice prices soar close to 12-year highs, according to UN FAO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34649-global-rice-prices-soar-close-to-12-year-highs-according-to-un-fao.md) | -3.2% | +1.2% |
| RICE | 2020-03-05 | [FAO Food Price Index declined in February \| PotatoPro](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7992-fao-food-price-index-declined-in-february-potatopro.md) | -3.2% | +4.8% |

## Sources

- informistmedia.com: https://informistmedia.com/CommodityWire/41900/FAO-Index-FAO-All-Rice-Price-Index-up-4-3-37-on-mo-Dec-on-higher-Glutinous-rice-prices

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