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List of traded commodities - Definition and Overview

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Foodstuffs

Commodity Unit Currency Price (2004) Bourse
Coffee (Robusta) 1000 kg USD ($) London, London Commodity Exchange LFOX
Coffee 1 lb US cents (¢) New York, NCSC
Sugar 1000 kg USD ($) London, London Commodity Exchange LFOX
Sugar 1 lb US cents (¢) New York, NCSC
Cocoa 1000 kg GBP (£) London Commodity Exchange LFOX
Maize (Corn) bushel US cents (¢) Chicago Board of Trade
Rice
Rough Rice 2,000 cwt (200,000 pounds) USD ($) $7.17 ([1] (http://www.cbot.com/cbot/pub/page/0,3181,1420,00.html)) Chicago Board of Trade
Soy<td>bushel US cents (¢) Chicago Board of Trade
wheat<td>bushel US cents (¢) Chicago Board of Trade
wheat<td>100 kg GBP (£) London
Sunflower oil (EU) 1000 kg USD ($) Rotterdam
Linen oil (EU) 1000 kg USD ($) Rotterdam
Soy oil (EU) 1000 kg USD ($) Rotterdam
Flowers Amsterdam
barley
orange juice
pigs
milk
fruits
vegetables
other grains
other beans
other livestock
meats
poultry
eggs

Fuels

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Precious metals

Commodity Unit Currency Price (2004) Bourse
Light, Sweet Crude Oil Barrel (unit) USD ($) $43 ([2] (http://www.nymex.com/jsp/markets/lsco_fut_cso.jsp?)) NYMEX
Unleaded Gasoline
Diesel (max. 0,035% sulfur)
Light petrol (max. 0,2% sulfur)
Heavy petrol (max. 1,0% sulfur)
Heavy petrol (max. 3,5% sulfur)
Commodity Unit Currency Price (2004) Bourse
Copper 1,000 kg USD (€) $3,200 London
Gold troy ounce USD ($) $437 New York
Platinum troy ounce USD ($) $863.7 New York
Silver troy ounce USD ($) $6.8 New York

Metals

Commodity Unit Currency Price (2004) Bourse
Lead 1000 kg USD ($) $990 ([3] (http://www.lme.co.uk/lead.asp)) London Metal Exchange
Zinc 1000 kg USD ($) $1,226 ([4] (http://www.lme.co.uk/zinc.asp)) London Metal Exchange
Tin 1000 kg USD ($) $7,665 ([5] (http://www.lme.co.uk/tin.asp)) London Metal Exchange
Aluminium 1000 kg USD ($) $1,947 ([6] (http://www.lme.co.uk/aluminium.asp)) London Metal Exchange
Nickel 1000 kg USD ($) $15,190 ([7] (http://www.lme.co.uk/nickel.asp)) London Metal Exchange
Recycled steel 1000 kg USD ($) Rotterdam

Rare metals

Germanium1 kgUSD ($)London
Indium1 kgUSD ($)London
Cadmium1 lbUSD ($)London
Cobalt1 lbUSD ($)London
Chromium1 tnUSD ($)London
Magnesium1 tnUSD ($)London
Manganese (?)1 tnUSD ($)London
Molybdenum1 kgUSD ($)London
Silicon1 tnUSD ($)London
Rhodiumoz tUSD ($)London
Selen1 lbUSD ($)London
Titanium1 kgUSD ($)London
Vanadium1 kgUSD ($)London
WolframiteUSD ($)London
Wolfram (ferro) or Tungsten1 kgUSD ($)London

Other

ethanol1 ?US currency (unit?)New York, American Commodity Exchange (?)
cotton1 lbUS cents (¢)New York, New York Cotton Exchange
rubber1 kgEU cents (¢)London
wool1 kgUK penceBradford
feedstuffs
hay

Source

This list is partly adapted from [8] (http://develop.consumerium.org/wiki/index.php/List_of_commodity_markets) (Consumerium) under the clauses of GFDL</small>

External links

Example Usage of commodities

stocks1441: What is the best broker for commodities trading? - http://tinyurl.com/ykffjcq
LarryLeung743: China-ASEAN Free Trade Area will be started from 1-Jan-2010, Import tax for most commodities become zero. Ecological changes are coming!
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