Monthly commodity price changes

One report for each of the last 12 months, written from the World Bank Pink Sheet as soon as the month's prices are published. Each shows the biggest gains and falls, how unusual each move is against the whole history of the series, new records, long runs and the average change by category. The newest is August 2026: 26 of 42 benchmark prices rose and 14 fell.

August 2026: 26 rose, 14 fell, median +1.0%. Biggest gain fishmeal (+19%); biggest fall palm kernel oil (−6%); 3 records.
July 2026: 13 rose, 28 fell, median −1.0%. Biggest gain cocoa (+27%); biggest fall silver (−12%).
June 2026: 14 rose, 28 fell, median −1.6%. Biggest gain rice (+12%); biggest fall urea (−41%); 2 records.
May 2026: 28 rose, 13 fell, median +2.2%. Biggest gain cocoa (+22%); biggest fall crude oil (−11%); 4 records.
April 2026: 28 rose, 12 fell, median +1.5%. Biggest gain urea (+18%); biggest fall natural gas (−9%); 3 records.
March 2026: 23 rose, 18 fell, median +1.0%. Biggest gain urea (+54%); biggest fall natural gas (−15%); 2 records.
February 2026: 25 rose, 17 fell, median +0.8%. Biggest gain urea (+14%); biggest fall natural gas (−52%); 2 records.
January 2026: 29 rose, 12 fell, median +1.9%. Biggest gain natural gas (+78%); biggest fall cocoa (−14%); 6 records.
December 2025: 20 rose, 19 fell, median 0.0%. Biggest gain silver (+24%); biggest fall phosphate fertilizers (−11%); 3 records.
November 2025: 21 rose, 19 fell, median 0.0%. Biggest gain natural gas (+18%); biggest fall oranges (−18%); 4 records.
October 2025: 19 rose, 21 fell, median 0.0%. Biggest gain silver (+15%); biggest fall oranges (−19%); 4 records.
September 2025: 25 rose, 15 fell, median +0.8%. Biggest gain silver (+12%); biggest fall urea (−9%); 3 records.

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