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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
+1,9%consumer food prices in South Africa, year on year · May 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.