Monthly average, September 2026
Export price of US soybeans, free on board at the US Gulf.
| Unit | Price (USD) |
|---|---|
| metric ton | 524.00 |
| bushel | 14.26 |
| Year | Average | High | Low | Change | In today's dollars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 471.22 | 524.00 | 425.00 | +13.7% | 477.88 |
| 2025 | 414.42 | 446.00 | 401.00 | −10.4% | 433.72 |
| 2024 | 462.42 | 547.00 | 391.00 | −22.7% | — |
| 2023 | 597.92 | 651.00 | 530.00 | −11.5% | — |
| 2022 | 675.42 | 737.00 | 606.00 | +15.8% | — |
| 2021 | 583.33 | 647.00 | 551.00 | +43.4% | — |
| 2020 | 406.67 | 511.00 | 359.00 | +10.2% | — |
| 2019 | 369.08 | 383.00 | 340.00 | −6.4% | — |
| 2018 | 394.42 | 439.00 | 357.00 | +0.2% | — |
| 2017 | 393.50 | 412.00 | 379.00 | −3.0% | — |
| 2016 | 405.50 | 457.00 | 373.00 | +3.4% | — |
| 2015 | 392.08 | 433.00 | 367.00 | −19.1% | — |
| 2014 | 484.92 | 566.00 | 426.00 | −12.1% | — |
| 2013 | 551.42 | 611.00 | 498.00 | −7.4% | — |
| 2012 | 595.42 | 684.00 | 503.00 | +10.8% | — |
| 2011 | 537.58 | 568.00 | 478.00 | +20.2% | — |
| 2010 | 447.17 | 546.00 | 401.00 | +5.5% | — |
| 2009 | 423.67 | 498.00 | 373.00 | −18.8% | — |
| 2008 | 521.83 | 637.00 | 359.00 | +36.2% | — |
| 2007 | 383.17 | 504.00 | 306.00 | +42.6% | — |
| 2006 | 268.67 | 300.00 | 257.00 | −2.2% | — |
| 2005 | 274.75 | 306.00 | 256.00 | −10.4% | — |
| 2004 | 306.50 | 413.00 | 249.00 | +16.1% | — |
| 2003 | 264.00 | 332.00 | 230.00 | +24.1% | — |
| 2002 | 212.67 | 243.00 | 187.00 | +8.6% | — |
| 2001 | 195.83 | 212.00 | 184.00 | −7.6% | — |
| 2000 | 211.83 | 229.00 | 197.00 | +5.0% | — |
| 1999 | 201.67 | 221.00 | 183.00 | −17.1% | — |
| 1998 | 243.25 | 273.00 | 216.00 | −17.7% | — |
| 1997 | 295.42 | 338.00 | 265.00 | −3.1% | — |
| 1996 | 304.83 | 322.00 | 286.00 | +17.6% | — |
| 1995 | 259.25 | 296.00 | 238.00 | +2.9% | — |
| 1994 | 251.83 | 282.00 | 227.00 | −1.3% | — |
| 1993 | 255.08 | 287.00 | 236.00 | +8.3% | — |
| 1992 | 235.50 | 253.00 | 221.00 | −1.7% | — |
| 1991 | 239.58 | 246.00 | 229.00 | −2.9% | — |
| 1990 | 246.75 | 259.00 | 239.00 | −10.3% | — |
| 1989 | 275.00 | 318.00 | 236.00 | −9.4% | — |
| 1988 | 303.50 | 353.00 | 254.00 | +40.7% | — |
| 1987 | 215.75 | 240.00 | 198.00 | +3.5% | — |
| 1986 | 208.42 | 221.00 | 195.00 | −7.1% | — |
| 1985 | 224.42 | 243.00 | 205.00 | −20.4% | — |
| 1984 | 282.08 | 338.00 | 241.00 | +0.1% | — |
| 1983 | 281.67 | 350.00 | 235.00 | +15.2% | — |
| 1982 | 244.58 | 269.00 | 214.00 | −15.2% | — |
| 1981 | 288.42 | 323.00 | 256.00 | −2.6% | — |
| 1980 | 296.25 | 367.00 | 252.00 | −0.5% | — |
| 1979 | 297.75 | 322.00 | 279.00 | +11.0% | — |
| 1978 | 268.33 | 290.00 | 239.00 | −4.2% | — |
| 1977 | 280.17 | 384.00 | 205.00 | +21.2% | — |
| 1976 | 231.17 | 269.00 | 189.00 | +5.1% | — |
| 1975 | 219.92 | 256.00 | 185.00 | −20.6% | — |
| 1974 | 276.92 | 335.00 | 228.00 | −4.6% | — |
| 1973 | 290.33 | 470.00 | 214.00 | +107.4% | — |
| 1972 | 140.00 | 174.00 | 125.00 | +11.5% | — |
| 1971 | 125.58 | 134.00 | 119.00 | +7.4% | — |
| 1970 | 116.92 | 125.00 | 107.00 | +9.5% | — |
| 1969 | 106.75 | 112.00 | 99.00 | −3.7% | — |
| 1968 | 110.83 | 116.00 | 104.00 | −3.3% | — |
| 1967 | 114.58 | 117.00 | 110.00 | −8.9% | — |
| 1966 | 125.75 | 140.00 | 120.00 | +7.7% | — |
| 1965 | 116.75 | 128.00 | 104.00 | +5.6% | — |
| 1964 | 110.58 | 122.00 | 102.00 | +0.5% | — |
| 1963 | 110.08 | 117.00 | 106.00 | +9.5% | — |
| 1962 | 100.50 | 104.00 | 95.00 | −8.1% | — |
| 1961 | 109.33 | 129.00 | 98.00 | +19.1% | — |
| 1960 | 91.83 | 94.00 | 88.00 | — | — |
Yearly averages of monthly prices. Today's dollars adjust for US consumer price inflation (CPI-U).
| Month | Price | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 524.00 | +8.7% |
| Aug 2026 | 482.00 | +0.8% |
| Jul 2026 | 478.00 | +3.0% |
| Jun 2026 | 464.00 | −1.9% |
| May 2026 | 473.00 | +2.2% |
| Apr 2026 | 463.00 | −2.1% |
| Mar 2026 | 473.00 | +3.1% |
| Feb 2026 | 459.00 | +8.0% |
| Jan 2026 | 425.00 | −3.4% |
| Dec 2025 | 440.00 | −1.3% |
| Nov 2025 | 446.00 | +10.4% |
| Oct 2025 | 404.00 | 0.0% |
| Sep 2025 | 404.00 | −0.7% |
| Aug 2025 | 407.00 | −0.7% |
| Jul 2025 | 410.00 | −1.4% |
| Jun 2025 | 416.00 | +0.5% |
| May 2025 | 414.00 | +1.5% |
| Apr 2025 | 408.00 | +1.7% |
| Mar 2025 | 401.00 | −2.7% |
| Feb 2025 | 412.00 | +0.2% |
| Jan 2025 | 411.00 | +0.5% |
| Dec 2024 | 409.00 | −6.2% |
| Nov 2024 | 436.00 | −1.4% |
| Oct 2024 | 442.00 | +13.0% |
The Soybeans price averaged 524.00 USD / metric ton in September 2026, +29.7% against a year earlier. These are monthly benchmark prices; physical trades add freight, quality premiums and taxes.
The highest monthly price since 1960 was 737.00 USD / metric ton in June 2022; the lowest was 88.00 USD / metric ton in October 1960.
In today's dollars, the 2025 average of 414.42 USD / metric ton is worth about 433.72 USD / metric ton. The highest yearly average in today's dollars was 477.88 USD / metric ton in 2026.
Source: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet), licensed under CC BY 4.0; inflation adjustment with US CPI-U from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.