Soybean oil 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 published by the World Bank, the price of soybean oil stood at 1,624.04 USD per metric tonne in April 2026, compared to 1,493.09 in the previous month. This represents an increase of 8.77 percent.
Sample. There are 796 observations in the monthly time series presented in the plot above. The period covered by the series is from January 1960 to April 2026.
History. Take a look at some summary statistics calculated on the entire sample: the price recorded a minimum of 157.00 USD per metric tonne in August 1968; it recorded its highest level of 1,962.88 in May 2022; it had an average value of 618.12.
Latest values
| Date | Value - USD / metric tonne |
|---|---|
| 2026-02-28 | 1281.96 |
| 2026-03-31 | 1493.09 |
| 2026-04-30 | 1624.04 |
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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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