(NAFB.com) – The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s Food Price Index averaged 124.3 points in December 2025, down 0.8 points from November. Declines in the prices for dairy products, meat, and vegetable oils more than offset increases in cereals and sugar. The index stood three points (2.3 percent) below its level the previous year and as much as 35.9 points (22.4 percent) below the peak reached in March 2022. For the year, the 2025 index averaged 127.2 points, 5.2 points higher than the 2024 average. The biggest jump took place in the Sugar Index, which averaged 90.7 points in December, up 2.1 points from November. The biggest drop happened in the Dairy Price Index, which dropped by 5.9 points in December. The Meat Index averaged 123.6 points in December, down 1.7 points from its revised November value. The Vegetable Oil Price Index averaged 164.6 points in December, a drop of only 0.4 points from November.
