U.S. Soybean and Corn Prices

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Corn Price 3.9207999999999994 3.9687999999999994 3.3372 3.14 4.5904 6.216 5.765199999999999 5.0409999999999995 7.200199999999999 8.459200000000001 9.0948 5.798 4.672 4.6208 4.2672 4.1328 4.3681 4.2364 5.2548 6.84 6.9324 4.8
Soy Price 9.3457 12.0376 9.298800000000002 8.8862 9.709299999999999 14.948 14.1574 13.6178 15.707 17 19.008 16.9 13.056 11.456 12.0269 11.4759 10.2608 10.1983 12.528 15.162 15.052 12.7
Source: United States Department of Agriculture, National Agriculture Statistics Service, Crop Values Annual Summary
Notes: Prices are adjusted for inflation and expressed in 2023 U.S. dollars.
This chart shows soybean and corn prices in the United States, adjusted for inflation, from 2002 to 2023. As with other agricultural commodities, prices for corn and soybeans fluctuate because of several complex factors, including adverse regional weather conditions, major wars, oil prices, global currency fluctuations, and market speculation. This chart shows that, when corrected for inflation, both corn and soy prices are historically low but have fluctuated since 2002.

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