Maize price (USD / metric tonne) - World Bank Pink Sheets - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Food prices (World Bank Pink Sheets)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. According to statistics provided by the World Bank, the price of maize was 209.59 USD per metric tonne in February 2026, compared to 204.49 in January 2026. This constitutes an increase of 2.49 percent.
Sample. There are 794 records overall in the monthly time series presented in the graph above. The span of time covered by the series goes from January 1960 to February 2026.
History. Here’s a quick look at a few descriptive statistics calculated on the full sample: the price reached its highest level of 348.17 USD per metric tonne in April 2022; it reached its minimum of 38.00 in November 1960; it averaged 127.84.
Latest values
| Date | Value - USD / metric tonne |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | 205.69623777778 |
| 2026-01-31 | 204.48832755556 |
| 2026-02-28 | 209.59344254546 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Commodity price |
| Country or region | World |
| Economic concept | Price |
| Data type | Price estimates |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | USD / metric tonne |
| Sources | World Bank |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Creative Commons Attribution Licence |
| Measure type | Level |
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