The FAO Vegetable Oil Price Index increased 0.9% to 198.6 points in September 2026, the highest since June 2022, driven mainly by increasing world palm oil prices, more than offsetting a decline in sunflower oil quotations. Soy and rapeseed oil prices remained broadly stable during the month. International palm oil prices rose for the fourth consecutive month, supported by strong global import demand and concerns over the impact of dry weather on production prospects in Southeast Asia. By contrast, sunflower oil prices declined for the third successive month, reflecting expectations of ample supplies from the Black Sea region, although ongoing logistical disruptions and constrained export capacity through alternative routes contained the decline. source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Oils Price Index in World averaged 95.63 Index Points from 1990 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 251.80 Index Points in March of 2022 and a record low of 35.80 Index Points in February of 2001. This page includes a chart with historical data for World Oils Price Index. World Vegetable Oil Price Index - values, historical data and charts - was last updated on October of 2026.
The vegetable oil price index is based on 10 quotations for soybean, sunflower, rapeseed, groundnut, cottonseed, copra, palm kernel, palm, linseed and castor oil. Prices are weighted by trade shares of the base period 2002–04.
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Actual |
Previous |
Highest |
Lowest |
Dates |
Unit |
Frequency |
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198.60 |
196.90 |
251.80 |
35.80 |
1990 - 2026 |
Index Points |
Monthly |
2014-2016=100
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