Global maize price tracker
USD per kg-15.6% vs previous week
The world's maize price, week by week
Median retail price across every country with a value that week, with the band from the cheapest tenth to the most expensive tenth. Click a week to show it on the map.
Maize price ranking
Retail price of a kilogram of maize grain (white maize where both are sold) in each country's main market series, converted to US dollars at the exchange rate of the day. Latest week per country, with its trend over the last 31 weeks. Where a country publishes only a monthly average, that average stands for every week of its month. Open a row to see every reading and every source behind it.
| # | Country | USD / kg | Local price | Week of | 31-week change | Trend | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Congo - Kinshasa› | $1.84 | CDF 4,223 / kg | Jun 22 | -10.2% | Single model | 1 | |
| 2 | Cameroon› | $1.68 | FCFA 956 / kg | Aug 31 | -0.6% | Single model | 1 | |
| 3 | Timor-Leste› | $1.44 | $1.44 / kg | Aug 31 | +3.6% | Single model | 1 | |
| 4 | Cape Verde› | $1.27 | CVE 123 / kg | Jul 27 | -8.6% | Single model | 1 | |
| 5 | Dominican Republic› | $0.95 | DOP 25.5 / lb | Aug 31 | +5.5% | Single model | 1 | |
| 6 | Guinea› | $0.91 | GNF 7,972 / kg | Aug 31 | -0.7% | Single model | 1 | |
| 7 | Panama› | $0.77 | PAB 0.35 / lb | Aug 31 | 0.0% | Single model | 1 | |
| 8 | El Salvador› | $0.77 | $0.35 / lb | Aug 31 | +14.4% | Single model | 1 | |
| 9 | Belize› | $0.77 | BZD 0.70 / lb | Aug 24 | -0.1% | Single model | 1 | |
| 10 | Nigeria› | $0.59 | NGN 816 / kg | May 25 | +3.2% | Single model | 1 | |
| 11 | Uganda› | $0.58 | UGX 2,164 / kg | Apr 27 | +3.1% | Single model | 1 | |
| 12 | Kenya› | $0.56 | KES 72.2 / kg | Aug 31 | +0.1% | Single model | 1 | |
| 13 | Malawi› | $0.55 | MWK 962 / kg | Aug 31 | -13.1% | Single model | 1 | |
| 14 | Mozambique› | $0.55 | MZN 35.1 / kg | Jul 27 | -18.8% | Single model | 1 | |
| 15 | Senegal› | $0.55 | F CFA 311 / kg | Aug 31 | +16.3% | Single model | 1 | |
| 16 | Burundi› | $0.51 | BIF 1,529 / kg | Aug 31 | -14.7% | Single model | 1 | |
| 17 | Madagascar› | $0.46 | MGA 1,956 / kg | Jul 27 | -13.1% | Single model | 1 | |
| 18 | Central African Republic› | $0.43 | FCFA 243 / kg | Aug 31 | +44.9% | Single model | 1 | |
| 19 | Rwanda› | $0.39 | RWF 578 / kg | Aug 31 | -5.4% | Single model | 1 | |
| 20 | Benin› | $0.31 | F CFA 181 / kg | Jul 27 | -3.8% | Single model | 1 | |
| 21 | Togo› | $0.22 | F CFA 126 / kg | Aug 31 | -16.6% | Single model | 1 |
Collected, not yet published
Countries where a price was found but is not published yet: a reading outside the tracked weeks, or a value outside the plausible range for a kilogram of maize (a price read per sack or per tonne, a wrong exchange rate). Shown exactly as collected, never on the map.
Everything the brain collected
Every number on this page comes from these readings and pages. Nothing is estimated or interpolated.
How this tracker is made
AI agents read each country's official retail price series: national statistics offices and market information systems, compiled by FAO's Food Price Monitoring and Analysis tool (GIEWS FPMA).
A value is kept only with the quote that carries it, checked word for word against the source page. Nothing is estimated or carried forward; a missing week stays empty.
Every value is converted to US dollars and checked against the plausible range for a kilogram of maize. A value outside it is held for review instead of published.
Local prices are converted to US dollars per kilogram at the exchange rate of the observation day; prices per pound are converted to kilograms. Official exchange rates are used, so where the parallel market rate is much weaker the dollar value reads high.
What is the average price of maize in the world?
In the week of August 31, 2026, the median retail maize price across the 13 countries tracked was $0.56 per kilogram.
Where is maize the most expensive?
Among the countries tracked, Congo - Kinshasa has the most expensive maize: $1.84 per kilogram (week of June 22, 2026).
Where is maize the cheapest?
Among the countries tracked, Togo has the cheapest maize: $0.22 per kilogram (week of August 31, 2026).
How often are maize prices updated?
As often as each country publishes: daily or weekly where such a series exists, monthly elsewhere. Monthly averages arrive a few weeks after their month ends. A price is published only with its source quote.