Global Food Prices on the Uptick by Katharina Buchholz, - Mar 5, 2021 https://www.statista.com/chart/20165/un-global-food-price-index/ ... Most recently, food around the world was 16 percent pricier than the 2014-2016 average, on which the index baseline of 100 points is calculated. The February figure is the highest of any month in more than six years...