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239.60 USDSeptember 2026Latest published observation

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History starts
January 1960
History ends
September 2026
Frequency
Monthly observations
Unit
USD per metric ton

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12 observations · January 1978 to December 1978

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Date or periodValue · USD per metric tonSource
January 197895.80 USDThe World Bank: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet)
February 1978101.00 USDThe World Bank: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet)
March 1978106.10 USDThe World Bank: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet)
April 1978111.50 USDThe World Bank: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet)
May 1978112.70 USDThe World Bank: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet)
June 1978106.60 USDThe World Bank: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet)
July 197897.30 USDThe World Bank: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet)
August 197892.00 USDThe World Bank: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet)
September 197891.00 USDThe World Bank: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet)
October 197895.90 USDThe World Bank: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet)
November 1978100.50 USDThe World Bank: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet)
December 197898.50 USDThe World Bank: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet)

Corn price history by year

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Corn price history 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 history 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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