The FAO vegetable oil Price Index* reached 178.32 index points in June of 2008 during the financial crisis. During the pandemic, the price index rose to 184.56 points in October of 2021. After the start of the war in Ukraine, the index jumped to over 251 points in March of 2022. As of May 2024, the index had declined from the spike in the previous year to 127.8 points.
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Monthly vegetable oils price index worldwide from January 2000 to May 2024
Characteristic
Food price index (2014-2016=100)
2024-05
127.8
2024-04
130.9
2024-03
130.6
2024-02
120.9
2024-01
122.5
2023-12
122.3
2023-11
124.1
2023-10
120
2023-09
120.9
2023-08
125.8
2023-07
129.8
2023-06
115.8
2023-05
118.7
2023-04
130
2023-03
131.8
2023-02
135.9
2023-01
140.4
2022-12
144.38
2022-11
154.71
2022-10
151.28
2022-09
152.57
2022-08
163.32
2022-07
168.82
2022-06
211.8
2022-05
229.24
2022-04
237.53
2022-03
251.83
2022-02
201.72
2022-01
185.93
2021-12
178.51
2021-11
184.56
2021-10
184.84
2021-09
168.57
2021-08
165.86
2021-07
155.5
2021-06
157.68
2021-05
174.88
2021-04
162.19
2021-03
159.3
2021-02
147.46
2021-01
138.87
2020-12
131.2
2020-11
121.9
2020-10
106.45
2020-09
104.6
2020-08
98.7
2020-07
93.2
2020-06
86.61
2020-05
77.77
2020-04
81.18
2020-03
85.42
2020-02
97.55
2020-01
108.73
2019-12
101.5
2019-11
93.16
2019-10
84.11
2019-09
83.89
2019-08
82.59
2019-07
78.09
2019-06
77.46
2019-05
78.5
2019-04
79.11
2019-03
78.41
2019-02
81.78
2019-01
80.26
2018-12
76.84
2018-11
76.59
2018-10
81.33
2018-09
82.33
2018-08
84.43
2018-07
86.9
2018-06
89.33
2018-05
92.15
2018-04
94.02
2018-03
95.36
2018-02
95.6
2018-01
98.25
2017-12
97.96
2017-11
103.85
2017-10
102.68
2017-09
103.83
2017-08
99.16
2017-07
96.66
2017-06
97.47
2017-05
101.96
2017-04
97.58
2017-03
101.59
2017-02
107.97
2017-01
112.19
2016-12
110.26
2016-11
106.16
2016-10
101.85
2016-09
104.32
2016-08
102.39
2016-07
94.9
2016-06
97.93
2016-05
99.56
2016-04
101.17
2016-03
97.34
2016-02
92.15
2016-01
85.29
2015-12
86.68
2015-11
85.13
2015-10
87.76
2015-09
81.96
2015-08
82.29
2015-07
90.43
2015-06
95.89
2015-05
94.49
2015-04
91.87
2015-03
92.62
2015-02
95.18
2015-01
95
2014-12
97.89
2014-11
100.85
2014-10
100.09
2014-09
98.55
2014-08
101.65
2014-07
110.63
2014-06
115.22
2014-05
119.18
2014-04
121.53
2014-03
125.38
2014-02
120.84
2014-01
115.58
2013-12
120.38
2013-11
121.97
2013-10
116.04
2013-09
112.92
2013-08
111.89
2013-07
116.22
2013-06
120.68
2013-05
121.05
2013-04
120.64
2013-03
122.38
2013-02
125.55
2013-01
124.28
2012-12
118.38
2012-11
121.52
2012-10
124.9
2012-09
136.93
2012-08
138.31
2012-07
138.56
2012-06
135.26
2012-05
144.4
2012-04
156.29
2012-03
152.47
2012-02
148.34
2012-01
144.33
2011-12
140.45
2011-11
144.96
2011-10
137.99
2011-09
147.82
2011-08
151.48
2011-07
156.05
2011-06
160.78
2011-05
162.4
2011-04
162.79
2011-03
163.11
2011-02
175.43
2011-01
174.49
2010-12
166.26
2010-11
153.87
2010-10
139.18
2010-09
124.85
2010-08
121.81
2010-07
110.13
2010-06
106.03
2010-05
107.17
2010-04
109.36
2010-03
110.33
2010-02
107.31
2010-01
107.1
2009-12
107.56
2009-11
101.76
2009-10
95.17
2009-09
93.25
2009-08
97.85
2009-07
89.9
2009-06
100.72
2009-05
106.61
2009-04
93.8
2009-03
81.49
2009-02
82.24
2009-01
82.78
2008-12
78.55
2008-11
82.03
2008-10
92.21
2008-09
120.59
2008-08
135.62
2008-07
164.8
2008-06
178.32
2008-05
172.02
2008-04
169.41
2008-03
176.6
2008-02
168.63
2008-01
154.1
2007-12
138.56
2007-11
136.25
2007-10
125.85
2007-09
118.25
2007-08
112.8
2007-07
108.58
2007-06
104.92
2007-05
100.25
2007-04
92.76
2007-03
84.42
2007-02
82.87
2007-01
82.27
2006-12
83.01
2006-11
78.35
2006-10
72.7
2006-09
71.7
2006-08
73.55
2006-07
70.45
2006-06
67.94
2006-05
68.28
2006-04
66.76
2006-03
65.16
2006-02
64.99
2006-01
63.67
2005-12
63.49
2005-11
65.44
2005-10
66.81
2005-09
64
2005-08
62.51
2005-07
64.44
2005-06
64.64
2005-05
64.23
2005-04
65.07
2005-03
66.74
2005-02
62.27
2005-01
63.15
2004-12
66.02
2004-11
66.94
2004-10
65.8
2004-09
66.27
2004-08
65.44
2004-07
64.82
2004-06
66.06
2004-05
73.52
2004-04
76.45
2004-03
76.73
2004-02
76.06
2004-01
71.22
2003-12
71.56
2003-11
68.83
2003-10
67.39
2003-09
59.33
2003-08
57.09
2003-07
58.84
2003-06
61.96
2003-05
61.09
2003-04
59.57
2003-03
59.23
2003-02
62.35
2003-01
64.32
2002-12
65.51
2002-11
63.91
2002-10
58.76
2002-09
56.68
2002-08
59.65
2002-07
56.15
2002-06
55.8
2002-05
51.64
2002-04
48.97
2002-03
47.62
2002-02
47.79
2002-01
49.26
2001-12
50.61
2001-11
48.27
2001-10
43.3
2001-09
45.4
2001-08
50.02
2001-07
47.44
2001-06
38.85
2001-05
36.57
2001-04
38.03
2001-03
38.2
2001-02
35.83
2001-01
37.27
2000-12
38.14
2000-11
37.67
2000-10
36.38
2000-09
38.47
2000-08
41.7
2000-07
42.67
2000-06
42.93
2000-05
44.49
2000-04
49.5
2000-03
47.82
2000-02
46.37
2000-01
48.58
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* The sources notes on the index: "Vegetable Oil Price Index: Consists of an average of 10 different oils weighted with average export trade share of each oil product for 2014-2016."
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FAO. (June 12, 2024). Monthly vegetable oils price index worldwide from January 2000 to May 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111358/impact-of-coronavirus-on-monthly-vegetable-oils-price-index-worldwide/
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