Global rice prices jump by 9.5 percent in September

Inquirer.net - Oct 5, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — The benchmark for global rice prices went up by almost 10 percent in September, mostly driven by higher prices of Indica rice variety, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. The FAO All Rice Price Index (Farpi) reached an average of 110.5 points in September, a 9.5

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