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239.60USD+15.60 USD (+6.96%) from previous observationPer metric ton · Monthly, September 2026

The World Bank: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet)

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{
  "period_start": "2026-09-01",
  "period_end": "2026-09-30",
  "price": "239.6",
  "published_on": null,
  "revision": 1,
  "series_id": "worldbank-cmo-maize",
  "currency": "USD",
  "unit": "metric_ton",
  "unit_quantity": "1",
  "attribution": "The World Bank: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet)"
}

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Key data points

Latest observation
239.60 USD September 2026
Previous observation
224.00 USD August 2026
12-month range
197.10 USD
to 239.60 USD
All-time high in data
348.20 USD April 2022
Unit
Metric ton
Currency
USD
Frequency
Monthly
Data since
January 1960

Price by unit

Corn price by unit in USD
UnitPrice
metric ton239.60 USD
Kilogram0.2396 USD
Pound0.1087 USD

Corn price by year

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Corn price by year
YearAverageHighLowChange
2026 (to date)214.57 USD239.60 USDSeptember 2026197.10 USDJune 2026▲ +17.16%
2025203.20 USD220.90 USDFebruary 2025185.50 USDAugust 2025▼ −4.06%
2024190.60 USD202.60 USDDecember 2024170.30 USDAugust 2024▲ +2.01%
2023252.66 USD302.80 USDJanuary 2023206.50 USDDecember 2023▼ −31.80%
2022318.80 USD348.20 USDApril 2022276.60 USDJanuary 2022▲ +9.26%
2021259.53 USD305.30 USDMay 2021234.50 USDJanuary 2021▲ +12.79%
2020165.47 USD198.80 USDDecember 2020143.90 USDMay 2020▲ +15.72%
2019170.07 USD195.10 USDJune 2019157.30 USDSeptember 2019▲ +0.18%
2018164.43 USD179.10 USDMay 2018154.80 USDSeptember 2018▲ +7.45%
2017154.53 USD162.90 USDFebruary 2017147.30 USDSeptember 2017▼ −6.88%
2016159.17 USD179.90 USDJune 2016148.40 USDSeptember 2016▼ −5.34%
2015169.75 USD179.60 USDJuly 2015162.60 USDAugust 2015▼ −6.18%
2014192.88 USD222.40 USDApril 2014163.10 USDSeptember 2014▼ −9.79%
2013259.37 USD309.00 USDMarch 2013197.40 USDDecember 2013▼ −34.87%
2012298.41 USD333.10 USDJuly 2012267.30 USDJune 2012▲ +13.12%
2011291.68 USD319.30 USDApril 2011258.60 USDDecember 2011▼ −2.38%
2010185.92 USD250.40 USDDecember 2010152.70 USDJune 2010▲ +49.67%
2009165.52 USD179.90 USDMay 2009150.40 USDSeptember 2009▼ −4.75%
2008223.13 USD287.10 USDJune 2008158.30 USDDecember 2008▼ −23.42%
2007163.66 USD180.30 USDDecember 2007146.80 USDJuly 2007▲ +9.41%
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Corn price by year
YearAverageHighLowChange
2006121.85 USD164.50 USDNovember 2006102.70 USDJanuary 2006▲ +56.18%
200598.68 USD107.50 USDJuly 200594.10 USDFebruary 2005▲ +6.02%
2004111.79 USD133.50 USDApril 200493.70 USDNovember 2004▼ −17.40%
2003105.38 USD111.20 USDDecember 200396.80 USDJuly 2003▲ +4.81%
200299.27 USD114.10 USDSeptember 200287.10 USDApril 2002▲ +16.30%
200189.65 USD95.20 USDJanuary 200183.30 USDJune 2001▼ −3.47%
200088.55 USD97.60 USDDecember 200075.30 USDJuly 2000▲ +4.61%
199990.23 USD97.40 USDJanuary 199984.00 USDJuly 1999▼ −10.47%
1998101.98 USD114.70 USDJanuary 199886.30 USDSeptember 1998▼ −16.48%
1997117.11 USD127.60 USDMarch 1997106.10 USDJuly 1997▼ −4.14%
1996165.82 USD204.00 USDMay 1996117.70 USDNovember 1996▼ −24.60%
1995123.51 USD148.70 USDDecember 1995106.70 USDFebruary 1995▲ +38.97%
1994107.55 USD127.20 USDJanuary 199495.50 USDNovember 1994▼ −19.42%
1993102.10 USD121.80 USDDecember 199392.80 USDJune 1993▲ +29.30%
1992104.25 USD117.00 USDMarch 199294.50 USDNovember 1992▼ −13.45%
1991107.42 USD110.40 USDAugust 1991104.20 USDJune 1991▲ +1.14%
1990109.28 USD121.00 USDMay 1990100.30 USDOctober 1990▼ −3.41%
1989111.52 USD118.40 USDMarch 1989100.90 USDAugust 1989▼ −7.61%
1988106.89 USD125.50 USDJuly 198885.90 USDJanuary 1988▲ +36.09%
198775.71 USD83.20 USDDecember 198766.10 USDFebruary 1987▲ +22.53%
198687.55 USD107.80 USDJanuary 198665.30 USDOctober 1986▼ −35.44%
1985112.23 USD120.20 USDMarch 198598.60 USDOctober 1985▼ −9.33%
1984135.96 USD148.00 USDApril 1984114.00 USDDecember 1984▼ −19.66%
1983136.03 USD152.80 USDAugust 1983107.80 USDJanuary 1983▲ +32.93%
1982109.28 USD118.10 USDMay 198291.70 USDOctober 1982▼ −8.58%
1981130.78 USD148.80 USDJanuary 1981107.60 USDDecember 1981▼ −27.69%
1980125.27 USD146.60 USDNovember 1980105.40 USDJanuary 1980▲ +34.25%
1979115.53 USD130.50 USDJuly 1979105.40 USDJanuary 1979▲ +9.39%
1978100.74 USD112.70 USDMay 197891.00 USDSeptember 1978▲ +2.82%
197795.35 USD111.60 USDJanuary 197776.90 USDAugust 1977▼ −13.98%
1976112.38 USD121.80 USDJune 197698.70 USDNovember 1976▼ −6.17%
1975119.65 USD131.70 USDJanuary 1975109.20 USDDecember 1975▼ −17.08%
1974131.23 USD151.60 USDOctober 1974112.30 USDJanuary 1974▲ +29.39%
197397.82 USD122.40 USDAugust 197377.80 USDApril 1973▲ +42.35%
197255.76 USD67.10 USDDecember 197251.30 USDJanuary 1972▲ +30.80%
197158.40 USD58.40 USDJanuary 197158.40 USDJanuary 19710.00%
197058.40 USD58.40 USDJanuary 197058.40 USDJanuary 19700.00%
196952.29 USD54.30 USDMay 196950.40 USDJanuary 1969▲ +3.97%
196847.96 USD51.60 USDJanuary 196844.10 USDSeptember 1968▼ −6.20%
196754.11 USD60.20 USDJanuary 196746.90 USDDecember 1967▼ −22.09%
196658.31 USD62.60 USDAugust 196655.10 USDMay 1966▲ +7.53%
196555.68 USD58.70 USDMay 196551.60 USDOctober 1965▼ −1.43%
196454.62 USD56.30 USDJune 196452.80 USDFebruary 1964▼ −1.45%
196353.79 USD56.70 USDJuly 196352.00 USDApril 1963▲ +1.33%
196248.63 USD51.20 USDDecember 196247.20 USDAugust 1962▲ +6.67%
196144.95 USD48.40 USDNovember 196143.00 USDJanuary 1961▲ +12.56%
196044.50 USD48.00 USDMay 196038.00 USDNovember 1960▼ −11.11%
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Common questions

What is the latest corn price?

The corn price is 239.60 USD per metric ton. Monthly, September 2026. This is a published observation, not a live quote.

How has the corn price changed?

The price changed by +15.60 USD (+6.96%) from the observation for August 2026.

How often does this price update?

This series is monthly. The latest observation covers September 2026. Observation dates describe the period measured, not when you opened this page.

What is the highest corn price in this history?

The highest observation was 348.20 USD per metric ton for April 2022. This history runs from January 1960 to September 2026. It does not measure intraday highs.

How much is corn per kilogram?

The latest benchmark converts to 0.2396 USD per kilogram. This conversion keeps the same price basis. It is not a separate retail quote.

Where does this price come from?

The World Bank: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet)

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The World Bank: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet)
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