What was the most profitable commodity that the Viginian colonists were able to trade?

Answer 1

Yes most would think Tobacco was the primary commodity but tobacco has limited demand and was actually a luxury item.

Corn due to its versatility, low labor and durability of transport became a key commodity for colonists in the American colonies especially Virginia. Before the Silo the corn crib was a common site on colonial agriculture. Corn's labor was limited to planting, harvesting and storing. The corn dried made suitable for the long journey by boat as food preservation techniques were limited back then. It had durability dried against spoilage as the journey took weeks even months pending the time shipped.

Corn's versatility to process dried was cracked, milled and whole. These features made it viable as a food source for humans and livestock as well as processing into grain alcohol. Due to durability it become an important staple for winter foods source maintaining people, livestock when food availability was limited during non productive agricultural season. This made it a well demanded commodity not only for colonist survival in winter months but also to export and supplement foreign nations tied to Virgina.

The other feature as the kernels served as seed source therefore a vital replenishing resource - the most vital it's necessity it fore went any sanctions in trade restrictions via embargo's for weight and taxes to export. As the colonies resources were much vast then England in raw materials that if flooded England's market would destabilize the economy's stance on wealth. So this garnered more viable return verses other commodities of raw resources such as: timber, tobacco and other raw materials for production.

Answer 2

The Virginia Colony's most profitable commodity was tobacco.

Answer 3

Indigo and cotton

Answer 4

Tobacco