Commodity prices
What food, fertiliser, energy and metals cost on world markets, month by month, and whether that is high by each one's own standards. World Bank data, to September 2026.
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Food
| Commodity | Price | Unit | Month before | Year earlier | Against its five years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheat | $347.0 | mt | +5.2% | +48.4% | High |
| Maize (corn) | $239.6 | mt | +7.0% | +21.4% | High |
| Rice | $482 | mt | +2.3% | +28.9% | High |
| Soybeans | $524 | mt | +8.7% | +29.7% | Typical |
| Palm oil | $1,180 | mt | +4.2% | +13.8% | Very high |
| Sugar | $0.41 | kg | +7.9% | +17.1% | Typical |
| Coffee (arabica) | $7.26 | kg | −8.9% | −17.8% | High |
| Cocoa | $5.92 | kg | −0.5% | −15.8% | High |
Fertiliser
| Commodity | Price | Unit | Month before | Year earlier | Against its five years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urea | $407.5 | mt | +4.5% | −11.6% | Typical |
| DAP fertiliser | $800.6 | mt | +0.9% | +2.6% | Very high |
| Potash | $367.5 | mt | −5.0% | +4.3% | Typical |
Energy
| Commodity | Price | Unit | Month before | Year earlier | Against its five years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural gas, Europe | $25.42 | mmbtu | +20.4% | +128.6% | High |
| Natural gas, US | $2.95 | mmbtu | +6.5% | −0.7% | Typical |
| LNG, Japan | $14.25 | mmbtu | −6.7% | +24.2% | High |
| Coal, Australia | $147.1 | mt | +8.8% | +38.4% | High |
Metals
Precious metals
Monthly averages for September 2026 unless a row says otherwise, in US dollars. Units: mt is a metric tonne, kg a kilogram, mmbtu a million British thermal units, troy oz a troy ounce, dmtu a dry metric ton unit. The five-year band ranks each price against the 60 months before it.
How this is measured
Prices are the World Bank's monthly averages, in US dollars of the day (not adjusted for inflation), as published in its Commodity Price Data, the “Pink Sheet”. A new month appears early in the month after; it is not a live quote.
The five-year position ranks the latest month against the 60 months before it: the 90th percentile means it was higher than 90% of them. The record is the highest or lowest month in the World Bank's data.
The World Bank revises recent months when its sources do, and these pages show the figures as currently published, rebuilt daily. Source: World Bank, Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet), edition of 2 October 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Every month of every commodity here: commodities.csv.