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 provided by the World Bank, the price of soybean oil stood at 1,244.55 USD per metric tonne in August 2025, compared to 1,306.60 in July. This constitutes a decrease of 4.75 percent.
Sample. In this monthly series, there are a total of 788 records. The series covers the time span extending from January 1960 to August 2025.
History. Here’s a quick look at some summary statistics we calculated on the entire sample: the price had an average value of 611.59 USD per metric tonne; it reached a trough of 157.00 in August 1968; it recorded its highest level of 1,962.88 in May 2022.
Latest values
| Date | Value - USD / metric tonne |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 1177.97 |
| 2025-07-31 | 1306.6 |
| 2025-08-31 | 1244.55 |
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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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