The FAO Meat Price Index edged up 0.1% to 130.5 points in May 2026, with higher quotations for bovine and ovine meat, alongside a modest increase in poultry meat prices, being almost entirely offset by a decline in pig meat prices. source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Meat Price Index in World averaged 87.92 Index Points from 1990 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 130.50 Index Points in May of 2026 and a record low of 52.30 Index Points in December of 2002. This page includes a chart with historical data for World Meat Price Index. Meat Price Index - values, historical data and charts - was last updated on June of 2026.
The Meat Price Index is computed from average export unit values/market prices of bovine, pig meat, poultry meat and ovine meat, weighted by world average export trade shares for 2002–2004. The calculation includes two poultry, three bovine, three pig, and one ovine meat products, with 27 quotations in total used in the calculation.
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Actual |
Previous |
Highest |
Lowest |
Dates |
Unit |
Frequency |
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130.50 |
130.40 |
130.50 |
52.30 |
1990 - 2026 |
Index Points |
Monthly |
2014-2016=100
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