Key Takeaways
- Coffee (+3.13% weekly) remained a leader among agricultural commodities, up +18.21% year-to-date.
- Wheat (+1.97%) extended gains, supported by stronger export demand.
- Wool (+8.11%) surged, maintaining double-digit year-to-date strength.
- Rice (-1.92%), cotton (-0.84%), oats (-1.04%), and milk (-0.45%) weakened, extending downward pressure across grains and dairy.
- Cocoa (-4.23%) continued to decline, while sugar (+3.81%) rebounded.
- Lumber (+4.58%) and barley (+0.64%) posted solid advances, while potatoes remained flat but still more than -71% lower year-to-date in Europe.
Grains and Oilseeds Performance
- Soybeans dipped -0.02% to USD 1,010.82/bushel, continuing a sluggish trend (-2.33% monthly).
- Corn slipped -0.03% to USD 421.60/bushel, despite holding +6.06% monthly gains.
- Wheat advanced +1.97% to USD 520.81/bushel, extending last week’s rebound.
- Oats declined -1.04% to USD 306.78/bushel, reversing recent gains.
- Rapeseed eased -0.48% to EUR 471.00/tonne, while canola added +0.45% to CAD 613.15/tonne.
- Barley rose +0.64% to INR 2,349.50/tonne, stabilizing after prior softness.
- Rice fell -1.92% to USD 11.25/cwt, continuing its multi-week slide.
Soft Agricultural Commodities Weekly Update
- Coffee climbed +3.13% to USD 378.87/lbs, reinforcing its strong +18.21% YTD rally.
- Cocoa dropped -4.23% to USD 6,936.63/tonne, pressured by weaker demand.
- Tea slipped -2.39% to INR 187.64/kg, reversing last week’s rebound.
- Sugar surged +3.81% to USD 15.83/lbs, offsetting earlier weakness.
- Cotton declined -0.84% to USD 63.68/lbs, extending year-to-date losses (-6.85%).
- Wool soared +8.11% to AUD 1,453/100kg, building on its strong momentum.
Dairy and Other Agricultural Commodities Trends
- Butter inched up +0.50% to EUR 5,578/tonne but remained down -14.96% monthly.
- Cheese slipped -0.44% to USD 1.80/lbs, still negative on a yearly basis.
- Milk fell -0.45% to USD 17.57/cwt, extending its YTD decline (-6.09%).
- Potatoes held steady at EUR 8.30/100kg, with prices still down over -71% YTD in Europe.
- Palm oil eased -0.56% to MYR 4,417/tonne, reflecting softer trade.
- Rubber gained +1.47% to USD 173.10/kg, recovering slightly from earlier weakness.
- Sunflower oil was nearly flat (-0.10%) at INR 1,350.90/10kg.
- Lumber rose +4.58% to USD 594.00/1,000 board feet, underscoring industrial strength.
Comparative Snapshot: Weekly Agricultural Commodities Performance
(Week ending Sep 22 vs. Sep 29, 2025)
Discover the latest WASDE data.
| Commodity | Previous Week | Latest Week | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheat | +3.54% | +1.97% | ↑ Continued rebound |
| Soybeans | -0.17% | -0.02% | → Stabilizing |
| Corn | -0.21% | -0.03% | → Flat |
| Coffee | +3.14% | +3.13% | ↑ Sustained rally |
| Cocoa | -1.43% | -4.23% | ↓ Further decline |
| Canola | -0.03% | +0.45% | ↑ Turnaround |
| Rapeseed | +1.34% | -0.48% | ↓ Weaker |
| Cotton | +0.09% | -0.84% | ↓ Reversal |
| Oats | -0.07% | -1.04% | ↓ Weaker |
| Potatoes | +8.00% | 0.00% | → Flat |
| Tea | +2.39% | -2.39% | ↓ Drop |
| Sugar | +0.02% | +3.81% | ↑ Strong rebound |
| Orange Juice | +0.72% | -1.23% | ↓ Pullback |
| Palm Oil | 0.00% | -0.56% | ↓ Softer |
| Rice | -1.33% | -1.92% | ↓ Continued decline |
| Rubber | -0.29% | +1.47% | ↑ Recovery |
| Wool | +2.38% | +8.11% | ↑ Stronger |
| Lumber | +2.62% | +4.58% | ↑ Extended gains |
Data provided by Trading Economics, week ending September 29, 2025.
