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List of traded commodities

Contents
1 Foodstuffs
2 Fuels
3 Precious metals
4 Metals
5 Rare metals
6 Other
7 Source
8 External links

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 ($) $7.17 ([1]) Chicago Board of Trade
Soybushel US cents (¢) Chicago Board of Trade
wheatbushel US cents (¢) Chicago Board of Trade
wheat100 kg GBP (£) London
Sunflower oil (EU) 1000 kg USD ($) 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

Commodity Unit Currency Price (2004) Bourse
Light, Sweet Crude Oil Barrel (unit) USD ($) $43 ([2]) NYMEX
Unleaded GasolinetonUSD ($)
Diesel (max. 0,035% sulfur)tonUSD ($)
Light petrol (max. 0,2% sulfur)tonUSD ($)
Heavy petrol (max. 1,0% sulfur)tonUSD ($)
Heavy petrol (max. 3,5% sulfur)tonUSD ($)

Precious metals

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 ($) $990 ([3]) London Metal Exchange
Zinc 1000 kg USD ($) $1,226 ([4]) London Metal Exchange
Tin 1000 kg USD ($) $7,665 ([5]) London Metal Exchange
Aluminium 1000 kg USD ($) $1,947 ([6]) London Metal Exchange
Nickel 1000 kg USD ($) $15,190 ([7]) London Metal Exchange
Recycled steel 1000 kg USD ($) 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

ethanol29,000 gallonUS currencyChicago, Chicago Board of Trade, 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] (Consumerium) under the clauses of GFDL

External links
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