# Global grain prices fell in October. FAO index is 12.5% higher year on year

> The FAO cereal price index fell 4.5% month on month to 116.8 in October, its second consecutive monthly decline, but remained 12.5% above October 2025. October futures also weakened: CBOT corn fell 9.3% and CBOT wheat 9.2%; the article cites subdued international demand and stronger export availability, including improved Argentine production prospects, as pressure on wheat.

- Date: 2026-11-10 · published 2026-11-10T13:39:57.053Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/91859-global-grain-prices-fell-in-october-fao-index-is-12-5-higher-year-on-year
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Harvest supplies and expectations of stronger exporter availability weigh on grain prices, while softer demand adds downside pressure. The monthly declines are bearish for corn and wheat, even though the index remains above year-ago levels.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 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) | -0.6% | +0.8% |
| CORN | 2020-03-03 | [High domestic coarse grain prices mask global slowdown \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54100-high-domestic-coarse-grain-prices-mask-global-slowdown-farm-online-act.md) | +1.3% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2026-06-25 | [IGC revises 2026-27 global grain output higher \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18899-igc-revises-2026-27-global-grain-output-higher-world-grain.md) | -1.9% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 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) | +4.0% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 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) | -6.0% | -6.0% |
| 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 | 2026-06-25 | [IGC revises 2026-27 global grain output higher \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18899-igc-revises-2026-27-global-grain-output-higher-world-grain.md) | -0.5% | -0.0% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- agroprofil.pl: https://agroprofil.pl/wiadomosci/swiatowe-ceny-zboz-pazdziernik-indeks-fao-spadki/

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