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 2023 table, click here.

Commodity Month-end price
Change on 2022
Cocoa (London) 3506 +70.0%
Robusta coffee (London) 3046 +63.0%
Cocoa (New York) 4196 +61.4%
S&P 500 4769.83 +24.2%
Feeder cattle (Chicago) 222.30 +21.0%
Gold 2066.4 +13.4%
Arabica coffee (New York) 188.30 +12.6%
Live cattle (Chicago) 168.50 +6.7%
Whole milk powder (NZX) 3280 +2.8%
Raw sugar (New York) 20.58 +2.7%
White sugar (London) 569.2 +2.7%
US dollar 101.34 -2.1%
Cotton (New York) 81.00 -2.8%
Bcom ag 62.4567 -9.3%
Brent crude 76.91 -10.5%
Palm oil (Kuala Lumpur) 3721 -10.9%
Bcom 98.65 -12.6%
Soybeans (Chicago) 1293.5 -14.9%
Soymeal (Chicago) 386 -19.3%
Soft red winter wheat (Chicago) 628 -20.7%
Feed wheat (London) 187.05 -22.2%
Lean hogs (Chicago) 67.975 -22.5%
Hard red spring wheat (Minneapolis) 723.5 -22.9%
Canola (Winnipeg) 648.4 -24.5%
Soyoil (Chicago) 47.84 -25.0%
Rapeseed (Paris) 430.5 -26.8%
Hard red winter wheat (Kansas City) 642 -27.7%
Soft milling wheat (Paris) €221.0 -28.5%
Corn (Chicago) 471.25 -30.5%