FAO chief economist Máximo Torero warned food inflation could intensify late this year and persist into 2027 due to shipping disruptions, expensive farm inputs and El Niño. The FAO Food Price Index averaged 136 points in September, up 1.5% from August and 5.8% from a year earlier, though still 15.1% below its March 2022 peak. In the U.S., grocery prices fell 0.1% in September while overall consumer prices rose 0.6% and reached an annual rate of 3.7%. FAO forecast a 2026 cereal harvest of 2.979 billion metric tons, 2.1% below the previous year's record. The U.S. Climate Prediction Center put the probability of a strong-to-very-strong El Niño lasting through January–March 2027 at greater than 83%.
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