The FAO Meat Price Index rose 1% to 127.9 points in August 2026, reflecting higher poultry, pig and ovine meat prices, which were partly offset by lower bovine meat quotations. Meat Price Index in World averaged 88.19 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



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Cereals Price Index 116.30 113.80 Index Points Aug 2026
Dairy Price Index 119.20 116.60 Index Points Aug 2026
FAO Food Price Index 133.30 130.80 Index Points Aug 2026
Meat Price Index 127.90 126.70 Index Points Aug 2026
Oils Price Index 196.90 195.70 Index Points Aug 2026
Sugar Price Index 106.40 95.00 Index Points Aug 2026


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
127.90 126.70 131.30 52.30 1990 - 2026 Index Points Monthly
2014-2016=100