The table below shows the major ag commodity futures contracts, ranked by price performance last month, with some other assets, such as gold and oil, included for comparison.
Commodity | Month-end price |
Change on month |
Change on 2022 |
Soymeal (Chicago) | $469.90 per short ton | +13.3% | +14.1% |
Feeder cattle (Chicago) | 173.60 cents per pound | +5.1% | +4.0% |
US dollar | 104.685 | +2.9% | +9.1% |
Whole milk powder (NZX) | $4,200 per tonne | +1.8% | +6.3% |
Live cattle (Chicago) | 132.575 cents per pound | +1.6% | -5.1% |
Lean hogs (Chicago) | 109.125 cents per pound | +1.0% | +33.9% |
Arabica coffee (New York) | 233.60 cents per pound | +1.0% | +3.3% |
Soybeans (Chicago) | $16.75 per bushel | -0.5% | +26.1% |
Corn (Chicago) | $7.43 3/4 per bushel | -1.3% | +25.4% |
Gold | $1,806.887 per ounce | -1.6% | -1.2% |
White sugar (London) | $556.90 per tonne | -2.7% | +12.0% |
Cocoa (London) | £1,696 per tonne | -3.0% | -0.3% |
Robusta coffee (London) | $2,018 per tonne | -4.2% | -18.9% |
Raw sugar (New York) | 18.50 cents per pound | -4.6% | -2.0% |
S&P 500 | 3,818.83 | -7.6% | -19.9% |
Cocoa (New York) | $2,291 per tonne | -8.2% | -9.1% |
Bcom ag | 68.4839 | -9.2% | +12.7% |
Soyoil (Chicago) | 69.97 cents per pound | -10.2% | +24.3% |
Soft milling wheat (Paris) | E350.25 per tonne | -10.7% | +25.8% |
Bcom | 117.0482 | -10.9% | +18.0% |
Brent crude | $109.03 per barrel | -11.2% | +40.2% |
Feed wheat (London) | £259.05 per tonne | -12.8% | +17.6% |
Rapeseed (Paris) | E694.00 per tonne | -14.8% | -8.0% |
Soft red winter wheat (Chicago) | $8.86 3/4 per bushel | -18.5% | +15.1% |
Hard red winter wheat (Kansas City) | $9.28 3/4 per bushel | -20.3% | +15.9% |
Hard red spring wheat (Minneapolis) | $9.87 3/4 per bushel | -20.8% | +0.6% |
Palm oil (Kuala Lumpur) | 4,910 ringgit per tonne | -22.1% | +4.5% |
Canola (Winnipeg) | Can$913.00 per tonne | -22.9% | -9.9% |
Cotton (New York) | 103.94 cents per pound | -24.9% | -7.7% |