Monthly average, September 2026
Price of EU sunflower oil, free on board in Rotterdam.
| Unit | Price (USD) |
|---|---|
| metric ton | 1,390.00 |
| Year | Average | High | Low | Change | In today's dollars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,468.67 | 1,508.00 | 1,390.00 | +16.2% | 1,489.43 |
| 2025 | 1,263.67 | 1,363.00 | 1,196.00 | +19.2% | 1,322.53 |
| 2024 | 1,060.08 | 1,267.00 | 925.00 | +5.3% | — |
| 2023 | 1,006.75 | 1,218.00 | 895.00 | −39.0% | — |
| 2022 | 1,650.83 | 2,361.00 | 1,234.00 | +17.6% | — |
| 2021 | 1,404.33 | 1,611.00 | 1,276.00 | +59.4% | — |
| 2020 | 880.83 | 1,170.00 | 730.00 | +18.8% | — |
| 2019 | 741.17 | 776.00 | 688.00 | −3.2% | — |
| 2018 | 765.42 | 806.00 | 703.00 | −6.4% | — |
| 2017 | 817.92 | 873.00 | 793.00 | −5.7% | — |
| 2016 | 867.25 | 898.00 | 830.00 | −2.4% | — |
| 2015 | 888.58 | 962.00 | 805.00 | −3.4% | — |
| 2014 | 920.33 | 985.00 | 834.00 | −20.3% | — |
| 2013 | 1,155.42 | 1,298.00 | 996.00 | −20.2% | — |
| 2012 | 1,447.58 | 1,572.00 | 1,272.00 | −9.4% | — |
| 2011 | 1,597.75 | 1,705.00 | 1,440.00 | +48.7% | — |
| 2010 | 1,074.33 | 1,454.00 | 889.00 | +25.7% | — |
| 2009 | 854.67 | 986.00 | 757.00 | −43.0% | — |
| 2008 | 1,498.92 | 2,045.00 | 759.00 | +46.7% | — |
| 2007 | 1,021.92 | 1,469.00 | 709.00 | +55.3% | — |
| 2006 | 658.00 | 730.00 | 591.00 | −2.9% | — |
| 2005 | 677.33 | 714.00 | 598.00 | −1.0% | — |
| 2004 | 684.08 | 731.00 | 624.00 | +15.3% | — |
| 2003 | 593.33 | 660.00 | 543.00 | +2.7% | — |
| 2002 | 577.67 | 610.00 | 552.00 | — | — |
Yearly averages of monthly prices. Today's dollars adjust for US consumer price inflation (CPI-U).
| Month | Price | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 1,390.00 | −6.3% |
| Aug 2026 | 1,484.00 | −0.9% |
| Jul 2026 | 1,497.00 | −0.7% |
| Jun 2026 | 1,508.00 | +0.3% |
| May 2026 | 1,503.00 | +1.2% |
| Apr 2026 | 1,485.00 | +1.4% |
| Mar 2026 | 1,465.00 | +1.4% |
| Feb 2026 | 1,445.00 | +0.3% |
| Jan 2026 | 1,441.00 | +6.6% |
| Dec 2025 | 1,352.00 | −0.6% |
| Nov 2025 | 1,360.00 | −0.2% |
| Oct 2025 | 1,363.00 | +3.9% |
| Sep 2025 | 1,312.00 | +3.0% |
| Aug 2025 | 1,274.00 | +4.9% |
| Jul 2025 | 1,214.00 | +1.5% |
| Jun 2025 | 1,196.00 | −1.0% |
| May 2025 | 1,208.00 | −1.4% |
| Apr 2025 | 1,225.00 | −0.6% |
| Mar 2025 | 1,233.00 | +1.1% |
| Feb 2025 | 1,220.00 | +1.1% |
| Jan 2025 | 1,207.00 | −1.3% |
| Dec 2024 | 1,223.00 | −3.5% |
| Nov 2024 | 1,267.00 | +5.1% |
| Oct 2024 | 1,206.00 | +12.9% |
The Sunflower oil price averaged 1,390.00 USD / metric ton in September 2026, +5.9% against a year earlier. These are monthly benchmark prices; physical trades add freight, quality premiums and taxes.
The highest monthly price since 2002 was 2,361.00 USD / metric ton in March 2022; the lowest was 543.00 USD / metric ton in August 2003.
In today's dollars, the 2025 average of 1,263.67 USD / metric ton is worth about 1,322.53 USD / metric ton. The highest yearly average in today's dollars was 1,489.43 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.