The Food Price Index of the United Nations' FAO reached a decade-high average of 130 points in September, an increase of 1.2% from August and 32.8% from the same month in 2020. This increase is largely due to higher prices of cereals and vegetable oils. The Cereals price sub-index also reached its highest level in over a decade, driven by increases in wheat, rice, and barley prices. The Vegetable Oils price sub-index also rose, largely due to higher prices of palm and rapeseed oils. The Meat price sub-index remained stable, but was 26.3% higher than September 2020, with international sheep and beef prices rising due to strong demand and limited supply. The Dairy price sub-index also increased, driven by high demand and limited export availability, especially from Europe. Finally, the Sugar price sub-index increased due to concerns about reduced production in Brazil.