Cocoa, groundnuts, soybeans and maize: September 2026 price benchmarks
A dated comparison of selected World Bank benchmarks, with the units and market basis needed to avoid confusing international reference prices with local offers.
September reference prices The World Bank's Pink Sheet, released on 2 October 2026, reports these September monthly averages in US dollars: - Cocoa: USD 5.92 per kilogram; ICCO terminal-market reference. - Groundnuts: USD 1,563 per metric tonne; US 40/50 Runner grade, CFR Northwest Europe. - Soybeans: USD 524 per metric tonne; US origin, FOB US Gulf. - Maize: USD 239.60 per metric tonne; US No. 2 yellow, FOB US Gulf. - Thai white rice, 5% broken: USD 482 per metric tonne; FOB Bangkok.
What these figures mean These are historical monthly benchmarks, not live offers, Nigerian farmgate prices or executable AgroHub quotations. Different origins, grades and delivery terms must not be compared as if they were identical.
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Research checked: 19 October 2026. Source: World Bank, October 2026 Pink Sheet, price table and series definitions.
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- pricing
- global
- nigeria
- africa
- cocoa
- groundnuts
- soybeans
- maize
Sources
Research completed October 18, 2026.
- World Bank Pink Sheet — October 2026 — World Bank (accessed October 18, 2026)