2026 Agri-Commodity Markets Outlook

It may still be early days in 2026, but global commodity markets are bracing for a transformative year, shaped by persistent supply constraints and emerging demand trends.

This global market outlook covers over 10 commodities: beef, pork, shrimp, palm oil, wheat, corn, soybeans, coffee, cocoa, milk, and packaging staples – PET plastics and glass.

Developed by Expana’s global price reporting and forecasting team, the outlook summarises:

2026 price forecasts for key food commodities.
Key 2026 market drivers to watch, and short-to-medium price impacts.
Late-2025 market dynamics: From weather-driven disruptions in Vietnam’s coffee crop, to brisk milk output growth across major exporters, and over supply pressures in global grain markets, to name a few.

Report edited by Simon Duke, Managing Editor, Expana

Report as of February 2026

Coffee

Cocoa

Milk

Beef

Pork

Chicken

Wheat / Corn

Palm Oil

Soybeans

Shrimp

Glass

PET Plastics

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