# Raw material commodity prices retreat as the global economy slows

> The World Bank's Agriculture Raw Material Price Index is more than 15% below start-of-year levels and is projected to average 4% lower in 2022. Cotton and natural rubber prices have fallen on weak demand and strong supply, and the index is expected to edge up in 2023. The main risk is a sharper slowdown in global growth.

- Date: 2022-12-01 · published 2022-12-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/8184-raw-material-commodity-prices-retreat-as-the-global-economy-slows
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Weak demand and slowing global growth are pushing raw material prices lower, which helps feed buyers' input costs. Cotton and rubber are not feed commodities, so direct effects on feed prices are limited.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2022-12-22 | [The impact of higher agricultural commodity prices on emerging and low-income countries](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8470-the-impact-of-higher-agricultural-commodity-prices-on-emerging-and-low-income.md) | +0.3% | +2.2% |
| RICE | 2024-07-19 | [Commodity prices falling for very different reasons - PricePedia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4977-commodity-prices-falling-for-very-different-reasons-pricepedia.md) | +5.0% | +2.9% |
| RICE | 2026-02-18 | [Platts Thai 5% white rice at near one-month low; highest priced in Asia \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12008-platts-thai-5-white-rice-at-near-one-month-low-highest-priced-in-asia-s-and-p.md) | -8.3% | +5.4% |
| RICE | 2025-08-29 | [Rupee tumbles past 88 vs USD to record low as tariff concerns mount - The Economic Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23605-rupee-tumbles-past-88-vs-usd-to-record-low-as-tariff-concerns-mount-the.md) | +0.5% | -2.4% |
| RICE | 2025-08-29 | [Rupee plunges to lifetime lows, breaches 88 mark against dollar as Trump's tariff pressure mounts - The Economic Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23604-rupee-plunges-to-lifetime-lows-breaches-88-mark-against-dollar-as-trump-s.md) | +0.5% | -2.4% |

## Sources

- blogs.worldbank.org: https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/opendata/raw-material-commodity-prices-retreat-global-economy-slows

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