All of them. They were short on food, raw materials, crude oil...
It was the commodity that was in demand all over the world, and the basis for Southern wealth and prestige.
Throughout Europe and Bombed in Japan
Lots of things were hard to get or rationed. Meat and sugar, rubber and gasoline, shoes and clothing, steel and copper.
Germany often refered to it as Fortress Europe.
112,000 died in Europe
Far East Asia, North and East Africa, and Russia
Computers, iPods .... In Europe oil became scarce and then food!
All resources are scarce.
In many third world countries, food and medical care are quite scarce.
In Europe the food was so scarce that people were starving and much of the staples were rationed, so ANY food would have been welcome.
Water is the most important commodity, without it life cannot be sustained.
If you want to find out more information about commodity futures options then you can go to the website Commodity World which is a free site where you can do research.
When money is scarce, you may need to use some of your savings.
Supplies were scarce.
it does not close because if one market in the world is closed for a particular commodity, in the mean time the another market will be opned.
Lind-waldock.com is a great website for commodity charts because of them in all markets around the world.
1. Water2. Oil3. Coffee