# Grain prices soften on supply, while edible oils firm on strong consumption

> The World Bank said its food commodity price index fell 4% in 2025Q3 quarter on quarter, with rice prices down 10% and now below their 2019 average. Soybean oil and palm oil each rose 7% on biodiesel demand, while soybean and soybean meal prices declined.

- Date: 2025-11-18 · published 2025-11-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/22033-grain-prices-soften-on-supply-while-edible-oils-firm-on-strong-consumption
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Rising biofuel mandates in Brazil and Indonesia support vegetable oil prices, while weak rice and soymeal prices lower feed input costs. The outlook suggests ample grain supply continuing into 2025-26.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SBO: bullish ▲
- RICE: bearish ▼
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2026-09-17 | [IGC: Grain production falls but GOI prices rise \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9696-igc-grain-production-falls-but-goi-prices-rise-world-grain.md) | +3.0% | +9.0% |
| RICE | 2017-08-18 | [Commodity futures prices drop sharply in wake of new USDA production estimates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11616-commodity-futures-prices-drop-sharply-in-wake-of-new-usda-production-estimates.md) | +2.1% | +5.7% |
| RICE | 2019-03-15 | [Large rice stocks continue to weigh heavily on the market, prices - Rice Farming](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60168-large-rice-stocks-continue-to-weigh-heavily-on-the-market-prices-rice-farming.md) | +4.8% | -2.7% |
| RICE | 2020-11-06 | [India’s rice production on the rise \| 2020-11-06  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50116-india-s-rice-production-on-the-rise-2020-11-06-world-grain.md) | -4.9% | -3.5% |
| RICE | 2020-05-15 | [Much stronger foundation - Rice Farming](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7504-much-stronger-foundation-rice-farming.md) | -7.9% | -7.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-02-03 | [Vegetable oil prices hit all-time high over supply concerns: FAO \| Food Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8088-vegetable-oil-prices-hit-all-time-high-over-supply-concerns-fao-food-dive.md) | +0.3% | +20.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-06-14 | [Palm oil prices to find support at RM3,900 a tonne in June on tight supply, upsurge in exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29872-palm-oil-prices-to-find-support-at-rm3-900-a-tonne-in-june-on-tight-supply.md) | -0.4% | +0.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-03-28 | [The increased production of biodiesel will strengthen oilseed prices in 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66097-the-increased-production-of-biodiesel-will-strengthen-oilseed-prices-in-2018.md) | +1.7% | -0.1% |

## Sources

- blogs.worldbank.org: https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/opendata/grain-prices-soften-on-supply--while-edible-oils-firm-on-strong-

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