Monthly average, September 2026
Export price of US no. 2 hard red winter wheat at the US Gulf.
| Unit | Price (USD) |
|---|---|
| metric ton | 347.00 |
| bushel | 9.44 |
| Year | Average | High | Low | Change | In today's dollars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 293.50 | 347.00 | 249.90 | +20.6% | 297.65 |
| 2025 | 243.35 | 264.60 | 230.80 | −9.4% | 254.69 |
| 2024 | 268.69 | 289.40 | 250.90 | −21.1% | — |
| 2023 | 340.44 | 394.80 | 283.60 | −20.8% | — |
| 2022 | 429.97 | 522.30 | 374.20 | +36.4% | — |
| 2021 | 315.26 | 379.50 | 273.10 | +36.1% | — |
| 2020 | 231.58 | 273.00 | 198.40 | +14.8% | — |
| 2019 | 201.68 | 219.00 | 181.10 | −3.9% | — |
| 2018 | 209.94 | 236.60 | 192.20 | +20.5% | — |
| 2017 | 174.20 | 202.50 | 153.20 | +4.5% | — |
| 2016 | 166.64 | 193.30 | 141.80 | −18.5% | — |
| 2015 | 204.45 | 248.40 | 172.70 | −28.2% | — |
| 2014 | 284.88 | 334.70 | 243.60 | −8.8% | — |
| 2013 | 312.25 | 335.50 | 291.60 | −0.3% | — |
| 2012 | 313.25 | 360.80 | 264.40 | −1.0% | — |
| 2011 | 316.26 | 355.30 | 269.00 | +41.4% | — |
| 2010 | 223.58 | 306.50 | 157.70 | −0.2% | — |
| 2009 | 224.08 | 261.50 | 191.10 | −31.3% | — |
| 2008 | 326.03 | 439.70 | 220.10 | +27.8% | — |
| 2007 | 255.19 | 368.60 | 195.70 | +32.9% | — |
| 2006 | 192.04 | 212.10 | 167.20 | +26.1% | — |
| 2005 | 152.35 | 167.80 | 140.90 | −2.9% | — |
| 2004 | 156.87 | 166.60 | 141.30 | +7.3% | — |
| 2003 | 146.14 | 165.60 | 131.40 | −1.3% | — |
| 2002 | 148.08 | 190.30 | 121.50 | +16.8% | — |
| 2001 | 126.80 | 134.90 | 121.90 | +11.1% | — |
| 2000 | 114.08 | 128.20 | 105.10 | +1.8% | — |
| 1999 | 112.04 | 125.30 | 102.20 | −11.2% | — |
| 1998 | 126.13 | 140.10 | 107.90 | −20.9% | — |
| 1997 | 159.48 | 183.50 | 136.20 | −23.2% | — |
| 1996 | 207.59 | 262.10 | 175.70 | +17.3% | — |
| 1995 | 176.98 | 208.90 | 148.80 | +18.2% | — |
| 1994 | 149.73 | 167.20 | 137.40 | +6.8% | — |
| 1993 | 140.24 | 158.70 | 122.00 | −7.2% | — |
| 1992 | 151.19 | 177.10 | 128.20 | +17.5% | — |
| 1991 | 128.67 | 160.90 | 111.30 | −5.1% | — |
| 1990 | 135.52 | 167.90 | 112.80 | −19.9% | — |
| 1989 | 169.23 | 178.20 | 163.50 | +16.6% | — |
| 1988 | 145.20 | 166.80 | 124.90 | +28.6% | — |
| 1987 | 112.91 | 124.60 | 104.70 | −1.7% | — |
| 1986 | 114.92 | 134.50 | 101.80 | −15.4% | — |
| 1985 | 135.82 | 149.20 | 123.10 | −10.9% | — |
| 1984 | 152.37 | 157.30 | 147.00 | −3.2% | — |
| 1983 | 157.42 | 167.20 | 147.30 | −1.8% | — |
| 1982 | 160.38 | 173.10 | 146.60 | −8.3% | — |
| 1981 | 174.97 | 189.60 | 167.90 | +1.3% | — |
| 1980 | 172.72 | 195.10 | 156.50 | +7.8% | — |
| 1979 | 160.29 | 180.00 | 137.80 | +25.5% | — |
| 1978 | 127.74 | 137.80 | 114.30 | +23.8% | — |
| 1977 | 103.22 | 114.60 | 93.00 | −22.3% | — |
| 1976 | 132.93 | 152.90 | 106.20 | −10.8% | — |
| 1975 | 149.05 | 165.70 | 127.10 | −17.1% | — |
| 1974 | 179.72 | 220.50 | 141.50 | +28.5% | — |
| 1973 | 139.82 | 199.50 | 98.50 | +100.2% | — |
| 1972 | 69.83 | 102.90 | 59.90 | +13.1% | — |
| 1971 | 61.75 | 63.60 | 59.90 | +12.5% | — |
| 1970 | 54.91 | 63.20 | 52.20 | −6.0% | — |
| 1969 | 58.40 | 63.20 | 52.20 | −7.0% | — |
| 1968 | 62.78 | 63.90 | 60.30 | −4.5% | — |
| 1967 | 65.70 | 69.80 | 62.10 | +4.4% | — |
| 1966 | 62.95 | 67.60 | 58.40 | +5.8% | — |
| 1965 | 59.48 | 66.10 | 57.30 | −11.9% | — |
| 1964 | 67.53 | 69.50 | 64.00 | +4.7% | — |
| 1963 | 64.47 | 70.90 | 57.70 | +0.2% | — |
| 1962 | 64.33 | 68.70 | 60.60 | +9.7% | — |
| 1961 | 58.63 | 62.50 | 54.40 | +1.1% | — |
| 1960 | 58.01 | 61.70 | 54.80 | — | — |
Yearly averages of monthly prices. Today's dollars adjust for US consumer price inflation (CPI-U).
| Month | Price | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 347.00 | +5.2% |
| Aug 2026 | 330.00 | +6.5% |
| Jul 2026 | 310.00 | +8.4% |
| Jun 2026 | 286.00 | −5.6% |
| May 2026 | 303.00 | +7.4% |
| Apr 2026 | 282.00 | +2.2% |
| Mar 2026 | 276.00 | +7.1% |
| Feb 2026 | 257.60 | +3.1% |
| Jan 2026 | 249.90 | +2.9% |
| Dec 2025 | 242.80 | −1.3% |
| Nov 2025 | 245.90 | +6.5% |
| Oct 2025 | 230.80 | −1.3% |
| Sep 2025 | 233.80 | +1.2% |
| Aug 2025 | 231.10 | −1.7% |
| Jul 2025 | 235.00 | −2.1% |
| Jun 2025 | 240.10 | +1.3% |
| May 2025 | 237.00 | −5.0% |
| Apr 2025 | 249.60 | −2.3% |
| Mar 2025 | 255.40 | −3.5% |
| Feb 2025 | 264.60 | +4.1% |
| Jan 2025 | 254.10 | +0.8% |
| Dec 2024 | 252.20 | −0.6% |
| Nov 2024 | 253.80 | −7.0% |
| Oct 2024 | 272.90 | +1.2% |
The Wheat price averaged 347.00 USD / metric ton in September 2026, +48.4% against a year earlier. These are monthly benchmark prices; physical trades add freight, quality premiums and taxes.
The highest monthly price since 1960 was 522.30 USD / metric ton in May 2022; the lowest was 52.20 USD / metric ton in October 1969.
In today's dollars, the 2025 average of 243.35 USD / metric ton is worth about 254.69 USD / metric ton. The highest yearly average in today's dollars was 297.65 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.