When surveyed in March 2024, some ** percent of respondents in the U.S. stated that they expected grocery prices to increase. This figure peaked at ** percent in April 2024.

Cost of food in the United States increased 3.10 percent in September of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Food Inflation - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

According to a survey carried out between October and November 2024, consumers in ******* were the most likely to be expecting food prices to increase. Some ** percent of South African survey respondents stated they expected the cost of their food shopping to increase in the coming six months. In comparison, **************** respondents said the same.

Food price increases hit the egg category the hardest between December 2021 and December 2024 in the United States. The price of eggs increased by **** percent in 2024.

When surveyed in July 2025, some ** percent of respondents in the United Kingdom stated that they expected grocery prices to increase. This figure initially increased from the start of the survey period in September 2021 and peaked at ** percent in June and October 2022.

Graph and download economic data for Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food at Home in U.S. City Average (CUSR0000SAF11) from Jan 1952 to Sep 2025 about urban, food, consumer, CPI, housing, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

Cost of food in Singapore increased 1.20 percent in October of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Singapore Food Inflation - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Graph and download economic data for Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food in U.S. City Average (CPIUFDSL) from Jan 1947 to Sep 2025 about urban, food, consumer, CPI, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

Cost of food in Canada increased 3.40 percent in October of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Canada Food Inflation - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Food prices increased at the fastest pace in more than two decades from July 2021 to July 2022. We show that this increase has not been driven by commodity prices but by an increase in consumer spending on food at home and increases in costs along the supply chain. Our results suggest that food inflation could ease if consumers shift more purchases back to food service establishments and if costs in food processing and marketing abate. Conversely, food inflation could remain high if broader measures of inflation persist.

Cost of food in India decreased 5.02 percent in October of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides - India Food Inflation - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

When surveyed in July 2025, some ** percent of respondents in Brazil stated that they expected grocery prices to increase. The month in which the largest number of consumers expected food prices to rise was April 2022, with ** percent of respondents.

Cost of food in Japan increased 6.40 percent in October of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Japan Food Inflation - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Cost of food in China decreased 2.90 percent in October of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides - China Food Inflation - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Core inflation has become 75 percent less responsive to food price shocks since the 1970s, largely due to rising market concentration in food supply chains.

In the U.S., the consumer price index (CPI) of food increased across many categories from 2022 to 2023. Cereal and bakery products saw the most drastic change between 2022 and 2023, when the CPI for this category increased by *** percent. While eggs had the highest inflation acroos all food categories in 2024.

Cost of food in South Africa increased 3.90 percent in October of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - South Africa Food Inflation - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Food Price Index in World decreased to 126.40 Index Points in October from 128.50 Index Points in September of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for World Food Price Index.

Cost of food in Russia increased 8.91 percent in October of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Russia Food Inflation - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Food Prices Year By Year

Findings and Implications

About this dataset

In 2022, the world may face a global food crisis. This dataset includes information on food prices, meat prices, dairy prices, cereal prices, oil prices, and sugar prices. This data is of utmost importance to researchers as it will help inform their work on finding solutions to this potential crisis. With this data, we can better understand the factors that may contribute to the crisis and work towards finding solutions that could help prevent or mitigate its effects

How to use the dataset

This dataset contains information on food prices, meat prices, dairy prices, cereal prices, oil prices, and sugar prices. This data is of utmost importance to researchers as it will help inform their work on finding solutions to this potential crisis.

To use this dataset effectively, researchers should focus on the trends in food prices over time. Additionally, they should look at the relationships between different types of food prices. For example, does an increase in meat price lead to a corresponding increase in dairy price? Finally, researchers should also consider how other factors such as oil price or sugar price may impact food prices

Research Ideas

1. Identifying choke points in the global food supply chain
2. Estimating the economic impact of a potential global food crisis
3. Developing policies to mitigate the impact of a potential global food crisis

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank the Department of Agriculture for their data on food prices, meat prices, dairy prices, cereal prices, oil prices, and sugar prices. This dataset is of utmost importance to researchers as it will help inform their work on finding solutions to this potential crisis

License

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Columns

File: FAOFP1990_2022.csv