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%