Research Guides: FMK 202: Overview of the Global Food Industry: Commodities

Information about Commodities

Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Food, Feedstuff, and Beverages World Commodity Forecasts: Food, Feedstuffs and Beverages provides comprehensive analysis of the factors influencing commodity prices. Issued monthly.

CRB Commodity Yearbook by Christopher Lown (Editor-In-Chief); Richard Asplund This annual outlines current commodity trends and includes an overview of commodities market for the year, along with individual entries for each commodity. Contains textual, statistical, and graphical data for each commodity.
Call Number: HF1041 .C73

Publication Date: Latest in Reference
The Secret Financial Life of Food by Kara Newman How does commodities trading work? -- The spice route -- The commodity that built a nation: corn futures -- Great grains -- Butter and egg men -- The mochaccino market: coffee, sugar, and cocoa -- Cattle call -- This little piggy made a market: the rise and fall of pork bellies -- When money grows on trees: produce futures -- Super soybeans -- The future of food futures? Contracts to consider.
Call Number: HG6046 .N49 2013

Publication Date: 2013

Food Institute **Please login using your SJU credentials and follow the instructions for access to member content.** Food Industry News, Data and Trends. Includes The Food Institute Report, Today in Food, Food Price Outlook, Mergers & Acquisitions, sales data, and U.S. trade data.
Statista Includes a broad range of statistics from national and international data sources, searchable by industries, markets, topics, and countries.

USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service
Americas Food and Drink Insights
List of commodities (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN) The following commodities (items) are presented in the commodity balances demand domain as well as being used in food balance sheets. Derived (secondary) commodities and/or products are converted back to these commodities.
Schedule B Search Engine "A Schedule B number is a 10-digit number used in the United States to classify physical goods for export to another country. The Schedule B is based on the international Harmonized System (HS) of 6-digit commodity classification codes. There is a Schedule B number for every physical product, from paperclips to airplanes." - export.gov
Produce Blue Book: Know Your Commodity Commodity specifics provided in convenient individual files, with updates and new commodities added on an ongoing basis.

Mintel
GNPD (Global New Products Database) monitors product innovation and retail success in the consumer packaged goods market. You may search GNPD by ingredient.

FoodData Central
FoodData Central is an integrated data system that provides expanded nutrient profile data and links to related agricultural and experimental research.