A commodity is usually defined as a raw material used in the production process or consumed on its own.
Top 10 Commodities
- Crude oil
- Coffee
- Natural gas
- Gold
- Wheat
- Cotton
- Corn
- Sugar
- Silver
- Copper
Most commonly traded commodities by group
Other lists group together agricultural products into one group
- Crude Oil and derivatives
- Coffee –
- Agriculture – Including wheat, corn, maize, oats, rice, soybeans.
- Animals and Animal Products – Such as live and feeder cattle, beef, frozen and fresh pork bellies, and eggs.
- Cocoa, butter, orange juice and sugar.
- Metals – Metals such as aluminium, nickel, copper, lead and ferrous scrap.
- Precious metals – The other commonly traded commodities are precious metals such as gold, silver and platinum.
- Plastic
- Natural Gas
- Bio-fuels
(Source: IG)
Soft Commodities include:
- Wheat
- Corn
- Soybeans
- Soybean Oil
- Soybean Meal
- Oats
- Rough Rice
- Cocoa
- Coffee
- Cotton
- Sugar
There there are livestock commodities like beef, pork and lamb
Energy Commodities include:
- West Texas Intermediary (WTI) Crude
- Light, Sweet Crude
- Brent Crude
- Natural Gas
- Heating Oil
- Gulf Coast Gasoline
- Propane
- Uranium
Precious Metal Commodities include
- Gold
- Platinum
- Palladium
- Silver
Industrial Commodities include:
- Copper
- Lead
- Zinc
- Tin
- Aluminium
- Aluminium alloy
- Nickel Metric Ton
- Aluminium alloy
- Recycled steel
Other Commodities include:
- Ethanol
- Rubber 1 kg
- Palm Oil
- Wool
- Polypropylene
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Source: List of Traded Commodities