Library Guides: MGSC 487/871 (Jayaram): Commodities

Commodity-Specific Resources

Doing Research on Commodities
Great research guide with helpful links to resources on commodities

Gale's How Products are Made
Explains and details the manufacturing process of a wide variety of products, from daily household items to complicated electronic equipment and heavy machinery.

Fitch Connect This link opens in a new window
Business Monitor International is the best resource at USC for Commodities coverage, both in the US and internationally
*Select COMMODITIES in the left column and narrow to the relative commodity
*Country coverage may be limited by selecting a country at the top
Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
Useful industry information and associated trade publications
TIP: Try using the *wildcard to expand your search (Ex. commodit*)
Factiva This link opens in a new window
*Contains news resources and trade publications for the latest information on commodities, including full-text of Wall Street Journal
TIP: Go to Search-->Search Builder-->select Subject-->expand Commodity/Financial Market News until you find a specific commodity-->Adjust the date and press Search
*Can also search by industry

Bloomberg Terminal
There are Bloomberg terminals located in the Trading Room at the Business School that can be used for commodities research.
[Note: This link is for the guide to help you use Bloomberg.]

These links should help you locate useful websites specifically for commodity information.

Barron's Online Commodities Center
Big Charts
A service of Market Watch, includes basic, advanced & interactive charts
Bloomberg Commodities
Chicago Merchantile Exchange
CNN Money/Commodities
Forbes/Commodities
TIP: Must first click 'Continue to Site' in top right corner
How to Trade Commodities
International Commodities Exchange
US Commodities Futures Trading Commission
IMF Primary Commodity Market Review
Updated Commodity Market section from the World Economic Outlook by the International Monetary Fund
Production, Supply and Distribution Online
USDA Foreign Agricultural Service provides reports and statistics by commodity.
Commodity World Production, Market and Trade Reports
Provides both global and domestic outlook of specific commodity, as well as historical data--prices, production, consumption, etc.
WSJ Market Data Center
Commodities & Futures Overview

U.S. Grains Council Suppliers List
In addition to suppliers, find information on buying & selling of different grains, as well as updated market data
Pricing Charts by Commodity
Daily commodity/futures charts are updated every market day
Free Historical Futures Price Data [Turtle Trader]
The data encompasses most major contracts on US futures exchanges dating back to the 1970's.
-Easily imported into most spreadsheets or trading software products.
-Date, open, high, low, close, volume and open interest are columns.
Energy Information Administration
Official energy statistics from the United States government
CommodityMine
*Metals*
-Includes pricing, commodity news, and upcoming mining events
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Get statistics on animals & crops

Logistics Resources from globalEDGE
Directory of resources for international logistics, import/export resources, and other supply chain management solutions.
International Logistics from Export.gov
Information on INCOTERMS and export documents
Export Tutorials
FAQs on regulations, costs, sales & marketing, & logistics
World Bank Doing Business in
Very detailed guide to conducting business in economies around the globe.
*Includes cost to export and import, tax considerations, required documentation, etc.

Fitch Connect This link opens in a new window
Country specific information on freight transport and shipping