An analysis published by the press office of this international organization specifies that for the period under review, the index averaged 127.2 points, 4.3 percent higher than in 2024, due to global prices for vegetable oils and dairy products offsetting declines in cereal and sugar prices.

Along 2025, the cereal price index averaged 4.9 percent below its 2024 level, marking its third consecutive annual decline and the lowest average since 2020.

However, vegetable oils saw a 17.1 percent increase year-on-year, reaching their highest level since 2022, amid global supply shortages.

Meat prices averaged 5.1 percent above their 2024 level throughout 2025, driven by strong global import demand coupled with increased market uncertainty related to animal disease outbreaks and geopolitical tensions.

Dairy prices also averaged 13.2 percent above their 2024 level that year, driven by strong global import demand and exportable supply shortages.

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