Corn (maize) prices: questions and answers
Corn: median wholesale price 0.54 EUR/kg across 178 markets in 39 countries, quotes to 10 November 2026. Answers calculated from current market quotes on Husfarm and FAOSTAT data.
What is the wholesale price of corn today?
The median wholesale price of corn was 0.54 EUR/kg across 369 current quotes on 178 markets in 39 countries (latest quote 10 November 2026). Half of the quotes were between 0.26 and 0.83 EUR/kg.
Each quote is the midpoint of the lowest and highest price the market published, converted to euros per kilogram at the day’s reference rate. Quotes per piece or per pack without a weight are left out of this figure.
How do prices differ between types of corn?
| Type | Quotes | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Grain maize | 235 | 0.37 EUR/kg |
| Sweet corn | 80 | 0.70 EUR/kg |
| Corn flour | 33 | 1.00 EUR/kg |
| Exchange futures | 16 | 0.21 EUR/kg |
| Baby corn | 5 | 1.23 EUR/kg |
Grain maize, sweet corn, baby corn and corn flour are different products with different prices and units. Each has its own scale.
Where are prices of corn lowest and highest?
Among countries with at least two quotes, prices of corn were lowest in United States (0.17 EUR/kg), Canada (0.17 EUR/kg), Rwanda (0.18 EUR/kg) and highest in Peru (3.09 EUR/kg), China (1.26 EUR/kg), South Africa (1.23 EUR/kg), as medians in EUR per kg.
Markets quote different varieties, grades, origins and trade stages, and local prices are converted at the day’s exchange rate, so differences between countries also reflect what is being sold, not only how much it costs.
What is the price of corn in different countries?
| Country | Markets | Median, EUR/kg | Median, local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 46 | 0.73 EUR/kg | 2,580 COP/kg |
| Mexico | 39 | 0.56 EUR/kg | 11.8 MXN/kg |
| Philippines | 17 | 0.27 EUR/kg | 19.3 PHP/kg |
| Turkey | 10 | 0.25 EUR/kg | 14.0 TRY/kg |
| Poland | 8 | 0.21 EUR/kg | 0.80 PLN/kg |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1.15 EUR/kg | 41.6 TWD/kg |
| South Africa | 4 | 1.23 EUR/kg | 22.9 ZAR/kg |
| Spain | 3 | 0.26 EUR/kg | — |
Countries with the most markets quoting corn; medians of the latest quote of each series.
Are prices of corn going up or down?
At the latest publication compared with the previous one, 96 of 369 quotes for corn rose, 126 fell and 147 were unchanged; the median change was 0.0%.
Each market is compared with its own previous quote for the same series, so the figure is not affected by which markets published on a given day. Markets publish daily, weekly or less often, so the comparison covers different periods for different markets.
Which markets publish corn (maize) prices?
178 markets in 39 countries have current corn (maize) quotes on Husfarm. Those with the most quotes:
- Tshwane Wholesale Market South Africa · 8 quotes
- Bucaramanga Centroabastos Wholesale Market Colombia · 8 quotes
- EU price reporting: Spain Spain · 8 quotes
- EU price reporting: Italy Italy · 8 quotes
- B3 (Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão) Brazil · 7 quotes
- Cape Town Market South Africa · 7 quotes
- EU price reporting: Bulgaria Bulgaria · 7 quotes
- Medellín Wholesale Markets Colombia · 7 quotes
Why are there so many different corn (maize) prices?
Markets publish a separate price for each variety, grade, size, origin and pack. Husfarm shows 195 different corn (maize) quote names, for example: Sweet corn baby container nr mass 10 count 20; Imported yellow maize; Feed maize, Albacete, ex silo; Feed maize, Bologna, delivered to first customer; Corn futures, January 2027; Sweetcorn.
Compare like with like: the same market and series over time, or the same type across markets. How to read a wholesale quote
Which country produces the most corn?
According to FAOSTAT, world production of maize was 1.22 billion t in 2024. The largest producer was United States with 31.0% of the world total, followed by China and Brazil.
Where do these corn (maize) prices come from?
Husfarm reads the price bulletins and tables that markets, exchanges and official price reports publish, keeps each price in the market’s own currency and unit with its date and source, and converts it to euros per kilogram for comparison.
How often are corn (maize) prices updated?
The latest corn (maize) quote is from 10 November 2026; 111 of 178 markets published corn (maize) prices in the seven days to 10 November 2026. Each market publishes on its own schedule, from daily to monthly.
Can I get alerts or download corn (maize) prices?
Yes. You can set an e-mail alert for corn (maize) prices on a market or across markets, and download the current quotes and their history as CSV files free of charge.
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Prices: market quotes collected by Husfarm, as published by each market; conversions at ECB and market reference rates. Production and trade: FAO, FAOSTAT (CC BY 4.0). Answers are calculated automatically from the current data and change when the data changes.