Soybean Price in Kampong Cham

Notable price events

• ⚑2007-08 global food price crisis — Drought in major exporting countries, combined with several governments restricting exports to protect domestic supply and growing demand for biofuel crops, pushed wheat, rice and corn to what were then record prices within about a year - triggering food riots in over 30 countries.
• ⚑2012 US Midwest drought — The worst US drought in over 50 years cut the corn harvest roughly 13% below the prior year and pushed corn futures to a then-record above $8/bushel - the costliest agricultural disaster in US history at an estimated $30 billion in losses.