Business Information

OVERVIEW

Commodity derivatives are investment tools that allow investors to profit from certain commodities without possessing them.

• Commodity Futures Trading Commission

  Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is an independent agency with the mandate to regulate commodity futures and option markets in the United States. The Web site has links to all domestic exchanges, market analysis, market surveillance, and market research.

• FAOSTAT Agriculture Data

  Made available by the Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAOSTAT provides statistical compilation on agricultural production and trade on both a world wide and country by country basis for all types of crops, livestock, and agricultural commodities.

• Stock and Commodity Exchanges

  An excellent guide to stock and commodity exchanges worldwide, including those dealing in futures, options, and derivatives, as well as sources for market and stock prices and reports.

• USDA Foreign Agricultural Service's Production, Supply and Distribution (PSD) online

  This database contains current and historical official USDA data on production, supply and distribution of agricultural commodities for the United States and key producing and consuming countries.

• USDA National Agricultural Statistics & Services

  Production, yields and prices for agricultural commodities at national and state levels.

• US Geological Survey

  Commodity statistics and information on the worldwide supply of, demand for, and flow of minerals.

• World Bank Commodity Markets

  Commodity prices and quarterly forecasts.