Food Security Index — September 2026: 50.0

The Food Security Index recorded an average level of 50.0 in September 2026, dropping to a low of 45 on September 12 before climbing to a peak of 58 on September 21. Early in the month, tension was eased by positive developments, including Google's large rice-methane carbon credit deal in India and U.S. wheat producers welcoming new Food for Peace provisions. However, pressures quickly built up as conflict, extreme weather, hunger warfare, and a fertilizer crisis began straining global food supplies and driving prices higher. Uncertainty grew further when JP Morgan struggled to forecast oil prices due to the war between the U.S. and Iran, causing a sharp 10-point jump in the index. Driven by these severe geopolitical and supply chain disruptions, the month ended with food security risks reaching their highest point.

Peak 58 on 2026-09-21 · low 45 on 2026-09-12 · live month, refreshes daily · ← August · Food Security Index timeline · · World Tension, same month

• Petrol and diesel price rises push UK inflation higher BBC Business · 2026-09-16
• Conflicts and extreme weather pushing global food prices higher, warns UN aljazeera.com · 2026-09-04
• 'We simply don't know' - JP Morgan struggling to forecast oil prices due to Trump's war with Iran BBC World · 2026-09-19
• Japan raises interest rate to new 31-year high to curb rising prices BBC World · 2026-09-18
• Hunger Warfare and a Fertilizer Crisis Are Straining Global Food Supplies Council on Foreign Relations · 2026-09-08
• Will Ukraine’s Record Wartime Harvest Reach Global Markets? Food Tank · 2026-09-18
• ‘Kosovo’s moves towards Israel are the price of aligning with US policy’ Al Jazeera · 2026-09-17
• China faces oil challenge as prices soar and supply options narrow Al Jazeera · 2026-09-17

• Google signs its biggest rice-methane carbon credit deal with Indian startup Mitti Labs
• U.S. Wheat Welcomes Provisions Moving Food for Peace to USDA