Food Security Index — October 2026: 46.3

The Food Security Index started October at its peak of 47 before dropping slightly to a low of 46 on October 2. Tension was driven by war hitting Black Sea ports, which caused Russia's grain rerouting to fall short and pushed wheat prices up as Russia and Ukraine sought export workarounds. Further pressure came as Estonia banned the transit of Russian and Belarusian grain through its territory. Meanwhile, unrelated headlines about Rice University's stadium naming rights deal appeared alongside news of Dutch farmers growing rice due to a warming climate. Overall, the index stayed very steady throughout the month, finishing with an average reading of 46.3.

Peak 47 on 2026-10-01 · low 46 on 2026-10-02 · live month, refreshes daily · ← September · Food Security Index timeline · · World Tension, same month

• Russia’s Grain Rerouting Falls Short as War Hits Black Sea Ports Bloomberg.com · 2026-10-01
• Wheat prices climb as Russia, Ukraine seek export workarounds Farm Progress · 2026-10-02
• War Horses for Veterans: Harvest for Heroes Event 2026 KCTV · 2026-10-02
• ‘Extraordinary but scary’: Dutch farmers grow rice as climate warms Euronews.com · 2026-10-01
• Estonia bans transit of Russian, Belarusian grain through its territory Reuters · 2026-10-01
• Estonia bans transit of Russian, Belarusian grain The Kyiv Independent · 2026-10-01
• 'Ashamed': Cornell students gather to voice anger over alleged gang rape BBC World · 2026-10-02
• Rice, First Community Credit Union announce 20-year stadium naming rights deal Rice University · 2026-10-02

• Rice, First Community Credit Union announce 20-year stadium naming rights deal
• Rice University football stadium renamed 'First Community Stadium' under new 20-year deal
• Rice renames football stadium First Community Stadium as part of 20-year deal for naming rights