|
No. |
Commodity |
Specifications |
|
1
|
Soybeans
|
Futurescontracts (first contract
forward) No.2 yellow and par Chicago Board of Trade
|
|
2
|
Soybeans Oil
|
Soybean Oil futures (First
contract forward) exhange approved grades chicago Board of Trade
|
|
3
|
Palm oil/3
|
Palm Oil Futures (First
contreact forward ) 4-5 percent FFA Bursa Malaysian Derivatives Berhand 1
|
|
4
|
SunFlower Oil
|
SunFlower Oil , US Export price
from Gulf of Mexico Datastrem
|
|
5
|
Olive Oil
|
United Kingdom Ex-tanker prices
, extra virgin olive oil, 1% (free fatty acid ) DataStream
|
|
6
|
Groundnuts
|
40to 50count per ounce , cif
Argentina datastream
|
|
7
|
Beef
|
Australia and New Zealand,
Frozen boneless, 85 percent visible lean , cow meat , U.S. import price FOB
port of entry.
|
|
8
|
Lamb
|
(New Zealand , PL , Frozen ,
wholesale price at Smithfield Market , London (National Business Review ,
Auckland , New Zealand
|
|
9
|
Poultry
|
(Georgia docks , ready to eat
whole body chicken , packed in ice, spot price (USDA
|
|
10
|
Free Market
|
CSCE contract
No. 11 , nearest future position (Cofee, Sugar and Cocoa Exhange , New York
Board of Trade)
|
|
11
|
United States
|
CSCE contract No. 14 , nearest
future position (Cofee, Sugar and Cocoa Exhange , New York Board of Trade)
|
|
12
|
EU
|
EU import price, unpacked
sugar, CIF European ports . Negotiated price for sugar from ACP countries to EU
under the Sugar Protocol (EU office in Washington)
|
|
13
|
Hardwood logs
|
Malaysian , Meranti, Sarawak
best quality, sale price charged be importers, japan
|
|
14
|
Sawnwood
|
Malaysian sawnwood, dark red
meranti, select and better quality, standard density, C&F U.K. Port
(Tropical Timbers , Surrey , England ) .
|
|
15
|
Cotton
|
Middling 1-3/32 inch staple ,
Liverpool Index A average of the cheapest five of fourteen styles CIF Liverpool
|
|
16
|
Fine
|
19 Micron (AWEX, Australian Wool
Exchante) Sidnet , Australia
|
|
17
|
Coarse
|
23 Micron (AWEX, Australian Wool
Exchante) Sidnet , Australia
|
|
18
|
Rubber
|
Singapore Commodity Exchange No.
1 Rubber Smoked Sheets , 1st contract (bloomberg, R01 Comdty)
|
|
19
|
Hides
|
U.S. Chicago packer's heavy
native steers , over 53 lbs, wholesale dealer's price. FOB shipping point
|
|
20
|
Iron Ore
|
Brazilian , Carjas fines ,
67.55 percent FE iron content, contract price to Europe , FOB Ponta da
Madeira
|
|
21
|
Copper
|
London Metal Exchange , greade A
cathodes , spot price CIF European posts
|
|
22
|
Aluminum
|
london Metal Exchange , standard
greade , spot price , minimum purity 99.5 percent , CIF U.K , Ports
|
|
23
|
Tin
|
London Metal Exhange , standared
grade , spot price , CIF European ports
|
|
24
|
Lead
|
London Metal Exchange 99.79
percent pure, spot price CIF European Ports
|
|
25
|
Nickel
|
london Metal Exchange , Melting
grade, spots price
|
|
26
|
Zinc
|
London Metal Exchange , high
grade 98 percent pure , spot price , CIF U.K. ports
|
|
27
|
Uranium
|
Metal Bulletin Nuexco Echange
Uranium
|
|
28
|
Spot crude Petroleum
|
Average of U.K. Brent (light) ,
Dubai (medium) , and West Texas Intermediate , heavy, equally weighted
|
|
29
|
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