It depends on a few things...like how much you want and when you want it.
If you need a REALLY small amount, like the amount that'll fit in a five-gallon bucket, try your local Walmart. The one here in town has a whole aisle of "emergency food" in big cans, five-gallon buckets and other family-size containers.
If you need a smallish amount, like a pallet of 50-pound bags of wheat, try a feed store.
For one truckload, call the local grain elevator.
But if you can deal with 200,000 pounds of the commodity, call a futures broker and buy a futures contract.
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The major export commodities of the Netherlands include machinery and equipment, fuels, chemicals, food like vegetables, and vegetable products.
Fruit and Vegetables Meat Seafood Dairy
The three most used food commodities globally are rice, wheat, and maize (corn). Rice serves as a staple food for more than half of the world's population, particularly in Asia. Wheat is a primary ingredient in bread and various other food products, while maize is widely used for animal feed, human consumption, and industrial purposes. These commodities play a crucial role in global food security and agriculture.
Horticulture commodities refer to a wide range of products derived from the cultivation of plants for food, ornamental purposes, and other uses. This includes fruits, vegetables, nuts, herbs, flowers, and ornamental plants. These commodities are essential for both local and global economies, playing a critical role in agriculture, food supply, and landscaping industries. The production and trade of horticultural commodities are influenced by factors such as climate, market demand, and agricultural practices.
'Agflation' is the rising food prices caused by increased demand for agricultural commodities.
light and heavy machinaries, food products, apparels, daily necessary commodities etc.
Holly Harper McPeak has written: 'Facts about USDA commodities for the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs' -- subject(s): Food, Surplus agricultural commodities, Food service management, School children, National school lunch program
A commodity is any item that can be marketed and sold to satisfy customer needs and desires. Commodities can range from physical goods (such as food, purses, shoes, etc.) to services (including tutoring).
The freshness of the primary commodities is the observed changed. Primary commodities refers to the commodities in unprocessed state.
commodities: food (grains, processed meat), machinery and transport equipment, fuels and chemicals
It depends: are we talking about commodities CONTRACTS, or the commodities themselves? A person who specializes in buying and selling commodities futures and options is a commodities broker. Someone who buys and sells the physical good--lumber, wheat, whatever--is a commodities dealer.