World food prices rise in September to their highest level in nearly four years, according to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The FAO links the increase to disruptions in supply chains and weather-related concerns affecting agricultural markets.

Outlets also cite specific commodity moves tied to broader risks. NDTV and Cyprus Mail report that fears of a potentially severe El Niño weather pattern lift international sugar prices to an 18-month high. They also note that wheat futures reach a three-year peak early in September, attributed to disruptions to Black Sea trade connected to the ongoing war.

Other reports focus more generally on the drivers behind the FAO assessment, emphasizing logistics disruptions and weather concerns as key factors behind the month’s rise in food prices. Across the coverage, the UN’s central message is that multiple pressures—weather risk and trade/logistics disruptions—are pushing prices higher.