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.
For November’s table, click here.
| Commodity | Month-end price |
Change on month |
Change on 2022 |
| Cocoa (London) | £2,062 per tonne | 3.2% | 21.2% |
| Soymeal (Chicago) | $478.50 per short ton | 14.6% | 16.2% |
| Corn (Chicago) | $6.78 1/2 per bushel | 2.5% | 14.4% |
| Soybeans (Chicago) | $15.19 1/4 per bushel | 3.4% | 14.3% |
| Bcom | 112.81 | -3.0% | 13.8% |
| Soyoil (Chicago) | 63.81 cents per pound | -15.2% | 13.3% |
| Bcom ag | 68.8241 | 2.0% | 13.2% |
| Live cattle (Chicago) | 157.90 cents per pound | 3.2% | 13.0% |
| White sugar (London) | $554.40 per tonne | 2.8% | 11.5% |
| Soft milling wheat (Paris) | E309.25 per tonne | -5.3% | 11.0% |
| Hard red winter wheat (Kansas City) | $8.88 per bushel | -2.8% | 10.8% |
| Brent crude | $85.91 per barrel | -1.2% | 10.5% |
| Feeder cattle (Chicago) | 183.70 cents per pound | 1.8% | 10.1% |
| Feed wheat (London) | £240.50 per tonne | -2.2% | 9.2% |
| US dollar | 103.49 | -2.3% | 7.8% |
| Lean hogs (Chicago) | 87.70 cents per pound | 5.8% | 7.6% |
| Raw sugar (New York) | 20.04 cents per pound | 2.1% | 6.1% |
| Cocoa (New York) | $2,600 per tonne | 6.1% | 3.2% |
| Soft red winter wheat (Chicago) | $7.92 per bushel | 2.7% | 2.8% |
| Gold | $1822.3 per ounce | 4.4% | -0.3% |
| Hard red spring wheat (Minneapolis) | $9.38 3/4 per bushel | -1.9% | -4.4% |
| Palm oil (Kuala Lumpur) | 4,174 ringgit per tonne | -1.4% | -11.1% |
| Canola (Winnipeg) | Can$858.40 per tonne | 1.5% | -15.2% |
| Whole milk powder (NZX) | $3,190 per tonne | -3.3% | -19.2% |
| S&P 500 | 3,839.5 | -5.9% | -19.4% |
| Rapeseed (Paris) | E588.00 per tonne | -2.0% | -22.0% |
| Robusta coffee (London) | $1,869 per tonne | -1.0% | -24.9% |
| Cotton (New York) | 83.37 cents per pound | -3.1% | -26.0% |
| Arabica coffee (New York) | 167.30 cents per pound | -0.2% | -26.0% |
