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Corn (IMF Global Price)

IMF global price of Maize — used as a live monthly proxy for corn feed-input cost (no free public API exists for CBOT corn futures themselves). The dominant energy ingredient in poultry and ruminant feed, and a primary cost driver for Alaf's feed lines.

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Price & Forecast

FRED / IMF (global maize, proxy) · USD/bu· as of Jun 2026

$4.97-9.3%

HistoricalForecastConfidence band

What drives this price

US planting & yield (WASDE)
Brazil/Argentina second-crop output
Ethanol & export demand
Weather (Corn Belt drought/frost)

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Key stats

SourceFRED / IMF (global maize, proxy)

UnitUSD/bu

CategoryGrains, Oilseeds & Fats · Feed Inputs

2Y change+31.1%

52-week range4.08 – 4.85

3M forecast · Seasonal naive+7.6%

Data source

ProviderFRED (St. Louis Fed)

SeriesIMF Primary Commodity Prices — Global price of Maize (Corn). FRED reports this series in USD per metric ton; converted here to USD/bushel (÷39.368) to match the CBOT-style unit this benchmark displays.

FrequencyMonthly

Last dataJun 2026

PublishedAug 2026

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What this prices

Portfolio companies & products this benchmark drives.

Alaf Qatar

Animal Feed · Qatar

Poultry FeedRuminant Feed (Cattle/Sheep/Goat)

Methodology

IMF Primary Commodity Prices: Global price of Maize (series PMAIZMTUSDM), sourced via FRED. Reported in USD/metric ton, converted here to USD/bushel (÷39.368) for feed-cost modelling. Live monthly proxy — not an actual CBOT futures quote.