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Maize price (USD / metric tonne) - World Bank Pink Sheets - Monthly

Latest updates. According to statistics published by the World Bank, the price of maize was 185.49 USD per metric tonne in August 2025, compared to 191.99 in July 2025. This represents a decrease of 3.39 percent.

Sample. In the monthly series displayed in the chart, there are a total of 788 data points. The series covers the time range going from January 1960 to August 2025.

History. Here's a glimpse of a few statistics we calculated on the full sample: the price averaged 127.27 USD per metric tonne; it peaked at 348.17 in April 2022; it recorded a bottom of 38.00 in November 1960.

Latest values

Date Value - USD / metric tonne
2025-06-30 196.07200262857
2025-07-31 191.9943395451
2025-08-31 185.48677677419

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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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