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%