World Bank · Pink Sheet

World food commodity prices

In September 2026, the World Bank’s index of food commodity prices was +15.8% on a year earlier. Below are the export prices of 17 foods traded around the world, in US dollars.

+15.8%food commodity prices, year on year
+29.5%grains, year on year
+21.2%oils and meals, year on year
-16.0%coffee, cocoa and tea, year on year
+5.9%consumer food prices in Cameroon, year on year · June 2026

Grains

Prices for September 2026, change against the same month earlier

CommodityPrice1 month12 months5 yearsLast five years
WheatUS hard red winter, Gulf export price347 US$/t+5.2%+48.4%+2.8%
MaizeUS No. 2 yellow, Gulf export price240 US$/t+7.0%+21.4%+1.7%
RiceThai white rice, 5% broken, Bangkok export price482 US$/t+2.3%+28.9%+20.5%

Oilseeds and vegetable oils

Prices for September 2026, change against the same month earlier

CommodityPrice1 month12 months5 yearsLast five years
SoybeansUS, Gulf export price524 US$/t+8.7%+29.7%-6.1%
Soybean oilUS crude degummed, Gulf export price1,615 US$/t-1.5%+39.3%+15.4%
Palm oilMalaysia, refined, export price1,180 US$/t+4.2%+13.8%-0.1%
Sunflower oilEU, Rotterdam1,390 US$/t-6.3%+5.9%+6.1%
Rapeseed oilDutch, Rotterdam1,440 US$/t-2.3%+13.6%-11.6%

Coffee, cocoa and tea

Prices for September 2026, change against the same month earlier

CommodityPrice1 month12 months5 yearsLast five years
Coffee, ArabicaICO indicator price, other mild Arabicas7.26 US$/kg-8.9%-17.8%+46.1%
Coffee, RobustaICO indicator price, Robustas3.69 US$/kg-7.3%-20.8%+59.7%
CocoaICCO daily price, New York and London5.92 US$/kg-0.5%-15.8%+131.2%
Teaaverage of the Kolkata, Colombo and Mombasa auctions2.85 US$/kg-2.1%-3.1%+4.4%

Sugar, fruit and meat

Prices for September 2026, change against the same month earlier

CommodityPrice1 month12 months5 yearsLast five years
Sugarraw sugar, International Sugar Agreement price0.41 US$/kg+7.9%+17.1%-4.7%
BananasCentral and South America, delivered to Southern Europe, duties included1.12 US$/kg+4.7%-2.6%+23.1%
OrangesMediterranean navel oranges, EU import price0.79 US$/kg+2.6%-38.8%+6.8%
BeefNew Zealand, 90% lean, US import price6.86 US$/kg-5.8%-0.6%+18.9%
ChickenBrazil, frozen, wholesale price1.81 US$/kg+7.1%+4.0%-1.1%

These are prices on international markets, in US dollars, not shop prices: changes take months to reach the shelves, and exchange rates, transport and local costs count just as much.

Source: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet), update of 2 October 2026, CC BY 4.0 · Shelfpedia calculations: changes over one month, twelve months and five years.

Consumer food prices: FAOSTAT, Consumer Price Indices (FAO), CC BY 4.0.

FAO. 2026. FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices. Accessed on 24 October 2026. https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/CP Licence: CC-BY-4.0.