If you had invested $1,000 in wheat
Latest monthly average price of wheat: $347.00 (September 2026). Prices back to January 1960.
What $1,000 would be worth today
| Invested | Price then | Worth today | Change | Per year | Largest fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year ago September 2025 | $233.80 | $1,484 | +48.4% | +48.5% | -5.6% |
| 3 years ago September 2023 | $314.70 | $1,103 | +10.3% | +3.3% | -26.7% |
| 5 years ago September 2021 | $337.60 | $1,028 | +2.8% | +0.6% | -55.8% |
| 10 years ago September 2016 | $150.60 | $2,304 | +130.4% | +8.7% | -55.8% |
| 20 years ago September 2006 | $196.00 | $1,770 | +77% | +2.9% | -67.8% |
| 30 years ago September 1996 | $178.70 | $1,942 | +94.2% | +2.2% | -67.8% |
| Since January 1960 January 1960 | $59.90 | $5,793 | +479.3% | +2.7% | -67.8% |
World Bank monthly averages: the price of a month is the average of its days, not the price of a single day.
Year by year
Best full year in the table: 2007 (+80.4%). Worst: 2008 (-40.3%).
| Year | Start of year | End of year | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to September 2026) | $242.80 | $347.00 | +42.9% |
| 2025 | $252.20 | $242.80 | -3.7% |
| 2024 | $291.10 | $252.20 | -13.4% |
| 2023 | $386.30 | $291.10 | -24.6% |
| 2022 | $376.80 | $386.30 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | $268.60 | $376.80 | +40.3% |
| 2020 | $210.90 | $268.60 | +27.4% |
| 2019 | $211.30 | $210.90 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | $184.10 | $211.30 | +14.8% |
| 2017 | $141.80 | $184.10 | +29.8% |
| 2016 | $189.20 | $141.80 | -25.1% |
| 2015 | $269.70 | $189.20 | -29.8% |
| 2014 | $291.60 | $269.70 | -7.5% |
| 2013 | $348.00 | $291.60 | -16.2% |
| 2012 | $269.00 | $348.00 | +29.4% |
| 2011 | $306.50 | $269.00 | -12.2% |
| 2010 | $206.30 | $306.50 | +48.6% |
| 2009 | $220.10 | $206.30 | -6.3% |
| 2008 | $368.60 | $220.10 | -40.3% |
| 2007 | $204.30 | $368.60 | +80.4% |
Wheat (US HRW) and the others over 10 years
Each row: $1,000 invested ten years before its latest price.
| Investment | Worth today | Change | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | $3,330 | +233% | +12.8% |
| Gold | $3,255 | +225.5% | +12.5% |
| Copper | $3,065 | +206.5% | +11.9% |
| Brent crude oil | $2,528 | +152.8% | +9.7% |
| Wheat (US HRW) | $2,304 | +130.4% | +8.7% |
| WTI crude oil | $2,144 | +114.4% | +7.9% |
| Cocoa | $2,056 | +105.6% | +7.5% |
| Coffee (Arabica) | $1,866 | +86.6% | +6.4% |
| Platinum | $1,704 | +70.4% | +5.5% |
| GBP/USD | $1,094 | +9.4% | +0.9% |
| EUR/USD | $1,019 | +1.9% | +0.2% |
| Natural gas (US) | $993 | -0.7% | -0.1% |
| AUD/USD | $929 | -7.1% | -0.7% |
| Sugar (world) | $872 | -12.8% | -1.4% |
Commodity prices: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet), monthly averages in US dollars, CC BY 4.0; returns calculated by Wealth.cat.
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The calculation buys at the published reference or average price and ignores fees, spreads, taxes, storage and inflation — a real trade would have cost more.