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 July’s table, click here.

Commodity Month-end price
Change on month
Change on 2022
Rapeseed (Paris) €468.75 per tonne +15.5% -20.3%
Cocoa (London) £2,944 per tonne +9.1% +42.8%
White sugar (London) $715.20 per tonne +4.7% +29.0%
Raw sugar (New York) 25.20 cents per pound +4.5% +25.7%
Robusta coffee (London) $2,719 per tonne +3.7% +45.5%
Palm oil (Kuala Lumpur) 4,010 ringgit per tonne +3.6% -3.9%
Canola (Winnipeg) Can$808.70 per tonne +3.2% -5.8%
Feeder cattle (Chicago) 253.275 cents per pound +3.1% +37.9%
Cotton (New York) 88.10 cents per pound +3.1% +5.7%
US dollar 103.62 +1.7% +0.1%
Brent crude $86.83 per barrel +1.6% +1.1%
Live cattle (Chicago) 180.825 cents per pound +1.6% +14.5%
Cocoa (New York) $3,602 per tonne +1.5% +38.5%
Soyoil (Chicago) 65.52 cents per pound -0.1% +2.7%
Bcom 106.03 -1.2% -6.0%
Gold $1,938.20 per ounce -1.4% +6.4%
S&P 500 4507.66 -1.8% +17.4%
Bcom ag 66.58 -1.9% -3.3%
Soybeans (Chicago) $13.60 per bushel -5.9% -10.5%
Feed wheat (London) £185.85 per tonne -6.1% -22.7%
Soft milling wheat (Paris) €224.25 per tonne -6.6% -27.5%
Soymeal (Chicago) $418.70 per short ton -7.2% -12.5%
Arabica coffee (New York) 152.70 cents per pound -7.3% -8.7%
Corn (Chicago) $4.61 per bushel -8.5% -32.1%
Hard red winter wheat (Kansas City) $7.26 1/2 per bushel -10.6% -18.2%
Soft red winter wheat (Chicago) $5.73 per bushel -13.9% -27.7%
Hard red spring wheat (Minneapolis) $7.35 per bushel -14.1% -21.7%
Whole milk powder (NZX) $2,495 per tonne -15.3% -21.8%
Lean hogs (Chicago) 82.55 cents per pound -20.7% -5.9%