Soybeans (ZS-F)
Commodities · Grains · data since 2000-09-15 · last close 2026-07-26
1d
-0.72%
7d
+2.75%
30d
+10.41%
YTD
+20.67%
1y
+24.51%
Soybeans (ZS-F) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3.3 | 8.7 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | -5.9 | 11.3 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 4.4 | -2.9 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 0.7 | -1.7 | -6.1 | 7.8 | -3.4 | 9.8 | 3.5 | -9.4 |
| 2024 | -5.5 | -7.7 | 5.6 | -3.9 | 5.2 | -4.5 | -10.6 | -4.5 | 7.6 | -7.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| 2023 | 1.2 | -3.1 | 1.0 | -4.1 | -10.0 | 19.8 | -7.2 | -5.9 | -6.3 | 0.9 | 4.3 | -3.7 |
| 2022 | 12.2 | 10.3 | -1.6 | 5.6 | -1.5 | -0.5 | -2.3 | -7.9 | -9.5 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 3.4 |
| 2021 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 9.3 | -2.6 | -5.3 | -2.4 | -8.2 | -3.3 | -1.6 | -1.5 | 9.2 |
| 2020 | -7.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 | -4.0 | -1.1 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 6.0 | 7.6 | 3.2 | 10.6 | 12.6 |
| 2019 | 3.7 | -1.9 | -1.5 | -4.9 | 4.3 | 2.5 | -4.0 | -0.8 | 5.7 | 1.2 | -4.4 | 7.6 |
| 2018 | 4.6 | 5.0 | -0.0 | -0.7 | -1.9 | -15.7 | 5.3 | -7.8 | 1.5 | -0.8 | 6.6 | -1.4 |
| 2017 | 2.8 | 0.1 | -7.7 | -0.1 | -3.1 | 2.9 | 5.5 | -5.9 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 1.2 | -3.5 |
| 2016 | 1.3 | -3.3 | 6.8 | 12.1 | 5.6 | 8.9 | -12.1 | -7.0 | -0.6 | 5.1 | 3.0 | -3.5 |
| 2015 | -5.7 | 7.3 | -5.6 | 0.5 | -4.5 | 13.1 | -7.2 | -8.5 | -0.6 | -0.9 | -0.3 | -1.1 |
| 2014 | -2.3 | 10.3 | 3.5 | 4.6 | -2.5 | -6.2 | -12.6 | -11.0 | -16.2 | 14.6 | -2.9 | 0.3 |
| 2013 | 3.5 | 0.4 | -4.7 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 3.6 | -12.2 | 3.6 | -9.9 | -0.2 | 4.4 | -1.8 |
| 2012 | 0.0 | 9.6 | 6.8 | 7.1 | -10.8 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 2.5 | -9.3 | -3.4 | -7.0 | -1.4 |
| 2011 | 1.4 | -4.0 | 3.9 | -1.2 | -1.2 | -5.1 | 3.7 | 7.0 | -18.6 | 2.4 | -6.3 | 5.9 |
| 2010 | -12.1 | 4.0 | -1.1 | 5.2 | -5.2 | 1.1 | 11.0 | -4.2 | 9.8 | 10.8 | 1.4 | 12.1 |
| 2009 | 0.8 | -10.8 | 8.9 | 12.4 | 10.7 | 3.6 | -7.5 | -3.0 | -15.7 | 5.5 | 8.4 | -2.0 |
| 2008 | 6.3 | 19.4 | -21.3 | 8.7 | 4.7 | 17.7 | -13.0 | -4.6 | -21.6 | -11.5 | -4.6 | 10.1 |
| 2007 | 5.3 | 7.5 | -1.6 | -4.3 | 10.7 | 5.4 | -1.9 | 4.1 | 14.2 | 1.9 | 6.9 | 11.0 |
| 2006 | -1.3 | -2.4 | -1.5 | 2.8 | -1.3 | 2.6 | -2.6 | -6.4 | 1.0 | 15.1 | 8.8 | -0.3 |
| 2005 | -6.0 | 19.6 | 1.9 | -1.3 | 9.8 | -4.2 | 3.1 | -12.7 | -2.3 | -1.5 | -1.2 | 7.9 |
| 2004 | 3.9 | 15.0 | 5.6 | 3.9 | -21.3 | 9.7 | -32.9 | 4.6 | -16.0 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 2.4 |
| 2003 | -1.0 | 2.3 | -0.4 | 8.5 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -14.3 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 17.3 | -4.8 | 4.3 |
| 2002 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 7.0 | -2.4 | 10.1 | 5.5 | 5.8 | -1.5 | -2.4 | 3.6 | 2.4 | -1.6 |
| 2001 | -7.9 | -1.1 | -4.1 | -3.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 8.5 | -4.4 | -3.0 | -6.4 | 2.0 | -3.6 |
| 2000 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1.1 | -8.8 | 10.3 | -0.6 |
| Avg | 0.4 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 2.7 | -3.1 | -2.3 | -2.8 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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Seasonality — average by calendar month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +0.4% | +3.4% | +0.1% | +2.2% | +0.1% | +2.7% | -3.6% | -2.3% | -2.8% | +2.0% | +1.8% | +2.1% |
| Win rate | 65%/26 | 65%/26 | 54%/26 | 58%/26 | 50%/26 | 62%/26 | 36%/25 | 32%/25 | 38%/26 | 62%/26 | 65%/26 | 50%/26 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
Risk & extremes
Max drawdown
-55.3%
Worst peak-to-trough fall on record
Monthly volatility
±7.4%
Std. dev. of monthly returns
Positive months
53%
Share of completed months in the green
Best month
+19.81%
2023-06
Worst month
-32.87%
2004-07
Longest streaks
11▲ / 7▼
Consecutive up / down months
Drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
About Soybeans
Soybeans does respectable public-company things — with price receipts on this site going back to 2000. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2000) would be about $224 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was June 2023 at +19.81%; its worst, July 2004 at -32.87%.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.