{
  "id": 5951170,
  "title": "Global food prices rise 1.9% in August with sugar, wheat and maize all higher",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/global-food-prices-rise-1-9-in-august-with-sugar-wheat-and-maize-all",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-06T09:13:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/business/retail/global-food-prices-rise-19-in-august-with-sugar-wheat-and-maize-all-higher-1.500664839"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In August 2026, global food prices rose by 1.9%, as reported by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Food Price Index. Multiple factors contributed to the increase, including weather risks, disruptions to trade routes, and supply concerns. Sugar experienced the most significant price surge, with an 11.9% monthly rise, reaching its highest level since June 2025. This jump was attributed to persistent hot and dry weather in the European Union, El Niño's impact on Asian producers, and India's announcement of duty-free raw sugar imports. Other commodities like wheat, maize, dairy, meat, and vegetable oil also saw price hikes amid these challenges. Although the overall index was 16.8% below its March 2022 peak, the FAO Chief Economist Maximo Torero warned that the rising risk premium in food markets highlights the need for resilience, open trade, and secure input flows to maintain global food-price stability.",
  "summary": "Dubai: Global food prices moved higher in August, with sugar recording an 11.9% monthly jump while wheat, maize, dairy, meat and vegetable oil prices also increased amid weather risks and disruptions to key trade routes. The FAO Food Price Index averaged 133.3 points in August 2026, up 1.9% from its revised July level and 2.5% from a…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}