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 the previous month’s table, click here.

Commodity Month-end price
Change on month
Change for 2023
Lean hogs (Chicago) 85.175 cents per pound +13.7% -2.9%
Palm oil (Kuala Lumpur) 4,142 ringgit per tonne +8.6% -0.8%
Cocoa (New York) $2,748 per tonne +6.5% +5.7%
Arabica coffee (New York) 190.40 cents per pound +4.8% +13.8%
Live cattle (Chicago) 165.475 cents per pound +4.2% +4.8%
Cocoa (London) £2,102 per tonne +3.8% +1.9%
Whole milk powder (NZX) $3,355 per tonne +2.9% +5.2%
US dollar 104.87 +2.7% +1.3%
Feeder cattle (Chicago) 189.80 cents per pound +2.0% +3.3%
Canola (Winnipeg) Can$847.20 per tonne +1.8% -1.3%
Raw sugar (New York) 22.08 cents per pound +1.5% +10.2%
Soymeal (Chicago) $487.60 per short ton +0.7% +1.9%
Robusta coffee (London) $2,104 per tonne -0.1% +12.6%
White sugar (London) $570.80 per tonne -1.7% +3.0%
Brent crude $83.45 per barrel -2.4% -2.9%
Cotton (New York) 84.19 cents per pound -2.4% +1.0%
S&P 500 3,970.15 -2.6% +3.4%
Rapeseed (Paris) E528.25 per tonne -3.1% -10.2%
Soybeans (Chicago) $1.4.90 1/2 per bushel -3.1% -1.9%
Bcom ag 67.6039 -3.6% -1.8%
Feed wheat (London) £219.50 per tonne -3.7% -8.7%
Soyoil (Chicago) 59.75 cents per pound -4.1% -6.4%
Bcom 106.16 -4.5% -5.9%
Soft milling wheat (Paris) E274.25 per tonne -4.7% -11.3%
Gold $1,828.90 per ounce -5.2% +0.4%
Hard red spring wheat (Minneapolis) $8.70 3/4 per bushel -5.6% -7.2%
Hard red winter wheat (Kansas City) $8.15 3/4 per bushel -7.2% -8.1%
Corn (Chicago) $6.29 1/2 per bushel -7.4% -7.2%
Soft red winter wheat (Chicago) $6.91 1/2 per bushel -9.2% -12.7%