The FAO Meat Price Index fell 1.1% to 127.9 points in September 2026, reflecting lower poultry and pig meat quotations, while bovine and ovine meat prices remained broadly stable. Meat Price Index in World averaged 88.29 Index Points from 1990 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 131.30 Index Points in May of 2026 and a record low of 52.30 Index Points in December of 2002. source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations



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Meat Price Index
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.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
127.90 129.30 131.30 52.30 1990 - 2026 Index Points Monthly
2014-2016=100