World Bank · Pink Sheet
Maize
US No. 2 yellow, Gulf export price
240 US$/tPrice · September 2026
+7.0%1 month
+21.4%12 months
+1.7%5 years
Monthly price since 2000
US$/t
Annual average price
US$/t
| Year | Price |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 203 |
| 2024 | 191 |
| 2023 | 253 |
| 2022 | 319 |
| 2021 | 260 |
| 2020 | 165 |
| 2019 | 170 |
| 2018 | 164 |
| 2017 | 155 |
| 2016 | 159 |
| 2015 | 170 |
| 2014 | 193 |
| 2013 | 259 |
| 2012 | 298 |
| 2011 | 292 |
| 2010 | 186 |
| 2009 | 166 |
| 2008 | 223 |
| 2007 | 164 |
| 2006 | 122 |
The last 24 months
US$/t
| Month | Price |
|---|---|
| September 2026 | 240 |
| August 2026 | 224 |
| July 2026 | 213 |
| June 2026 | 197 |
| May 2026 | 216 |
| April 2026 | 214 |
| March 2026 | 213 |
| February 2026 | 210 |
| January 2026 | 205 |
| December 2025 | 206 |
| November 2025 | 202 |
| October 2025 | 198 |
| September 2025 | 197 |
| August 2025 | 186 |
| July 2025 | 192 |
| June 2025 | 196 |
| May 2025 | 204 |
| April 2025 | 215 |
| March 2025 | 207 |
| February 2025 | 221 |
| January 2025 | 214 |
| December 2024 | 203 |
| November 2024 | 201 |
| October 2024 | 190 |
Who produces it: world production in 2024
Countries with recorded production: 162
4,02,30,573India · Tonnes
5 / 162World rank
3.3%Share of world
| Country | Tonnes | Share of world |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 37,76,32,690 | 31% |
| China | 29,49,20,000 | 24% |
| Brazil | 11,49,53,303 | 9.4% |
| Argentina | 5,74,94,500 | 4.7% |
| India | 4,02,30,573 | 3.3% |
| Ukraine | 2,68,63,740 | 2.2% |
| Mexico | 2,43,26,508 | 2.0% |
| Canada | 1,53,44,938 | 1.3% |
| Indonesia | 1,51,38,912 | 1.2% |
| France | 1,46,70,620 | 1.2% |
World production since 2000
Largest exporters in 2024
| Country | Tonnes | Share of world |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,25,89,862 | 31% |
| Brazil | 3,97,83,166 | 20% |
| Argentina | 3,20,57,356 | 16% |
| Ukraine | 2,96,23,666 | 15% |
| France | 40,64,104 | 2.0% |
| South Africa | 34,64,302 | 1.7% |
| Poland | 33,41,622 | 1.7% |
| Romania | 28,85,754 | 1.4% |
| Myanmar (Burma) | 27,60,606 | 1.4% |
| Canada | 23,64,544 | 1.2% |
Other food commodities
WheatRiceSoybeansSoybean oilPalm oilSunflower oilRapeseed oilCoffee, ArabicaCoffee, RobustaCocoaTeaSugarBananasOrangesBeefChicken
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.
Source: FAOSTAT, Crops and livestock products — production (update of 23 December 2025) and trade (update of 23 July 2026), compiled by FAO, CC BY 4.0 · Shelfpedia calculations: shares and ranks.