World Commodity Price at a Glance-2000

..	.	.	Annual averages			.	Quarterly averages					.	Monthly averages
Commodity	.	Unit	Jan- Dec	Jan- Dec	Jan- Sep	.	Jul- Sep	Oct- Dec	Jan- Mar	Apr- Jun	Jul- Sep	.	Jul 0	Aug 0	Sep 0
.	.	.	1998	1999	2000	.	1999	1999	2000	2000	2000	.	2000	2000	2000
Agriculture	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Beverages	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Cocoa	b/	¢/kg	167.6	113.5	91.3	.	105.7	95.4	90.0	92.7	91.2	.	96.7	88.7	88.3
Coffee, arabica	b/	¢/kg	298.1	229.1	203.5	.	198.8	244.0	231.7	202.2	176.4	.	192.6	169.6	167.1
Coffee, robusta	b/	¢/kg	182.3	148.9	97.4	.	135.4	138.4	109.0	96.6	86.6	.	90.0	84.3	85.6
Tea, average 3 auctions	b/	¢/kg	204.6	183.9	188.8	.	190.8	195.8	180.6	187.7	198.0	.	204.8	195.1	194.1
Tea, Calcutta auctions	b/	¢/kg	216.5	206.8	185.6	.	224.9	216.6	158.4	189.8	208.6	.	236.0	199.7	190.0
Tea, Colombo auctions	b/	¢/kg	207.5	164.9	175.6	.	170.7	182.9	182.0	169.9	174.9	.	167.5	175.6	181.5
Tea, Mombasa auctions	b/	¢/kg	189.9	180.0	205.0	.	176.9	187.8	201.5	202.9	210.6	.	211.0	210.0	210.8
Food	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Fats and Oils	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Coconut oil	b/	$/mt	657.9	737.1	485.3	.	681.3	698.7	599.0	489.3	367.7	.	400.0	371.0	332.0
Copra		$/mt	411.1	461.5	331.3	.	433.7	433.3	410.0	324.0	260.0	.	284.0	274.0	222.0
Groundnut oil	b/	$/mt	909.4	787.7	723.2	.	781.7	805.3	773.0	728.7	668.0	.	681.0	667.0	656.0
Palm oil	b/	$/mt	671.1	436.0	327.3	.	353.7	368.3	343.0	337.0	302.0	.	312.0	306.0	288.0
Palmkernel oil		$/mt	686.7	694.1	481.4	.	656.7	686.0	588.0	492.0	364.3	.	401.0	366.0	326.0
Soybean meal	b/	$/mt	170.3	152.2	183.3	.	152.3	170.7	182.3	186.3	181.3	.	175.0	176.0	193.0
Soybean oil	b/	$/mt	625.9	427.3	345.2	.	406.3	384.0	363.3	345.3	327.0	.	340.0	329.0	312.0
Soybeans	b/	$/mt	243.3	201.7	212.9	.	196.3	200.0	214.3	223.0	201.3	.	197.0	198.0	209.0
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Grains	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Maize	b/	$/mt	102.0	90.2	87.9	.	85.4	86.1	94.5	92.0	77.1	.	75.3	75.6	80.4
Rice, Thai, 5%	b/	$/mt	304.2	248.4	208.0	.	244.3	226.3	236.1	203.1	184.8	.	189.0	186.5	179.0
Rice, Thai, 25%	.	$/mt	259.9	216.3	177.1	.	217.9	196.1	196.0	171.8	163.6	.	165.6	164.3	161.0
Rice, Thai, 35%	.	$/mt	249.7	210.5	171.4	.	212.7	190.6	188.7	166.1	159.5	.	161.2	160.0	157.3
Rice,Thai, A1.Special	.	$/mt	213.0	192.6	147.5	.	201.1	165.7	155.5	143.7	143.4	.	142.8	143.8	143.7
Sorghum	b/	$/mt	98.0	84.4	85.5	.	79.5	79.6	90.3	88.5	77.7	.	73.7	76.8	82.7
Wheat, Canada	.	$/mt	162.9	151.3	145.4	.	148.2	148.0	149.2	148.0	138.9	.	140.1	136.4	140.3
Wheat, US, HRW	b/	$/mt	126.1	112.0	109.5	.	109.2	106.4	106.5	110.3	111.6	.	109.0	108.4	117.5
Wheat, US, SRW	...	$/mt	111.5	96.3	97.2	.	93.4	95.9	98.6	99.6	93.3	.	91.2	90.9	97.9
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Sugar, EU, domestic	b/	¢/kg	59.75	59.17	56.39	.	58.55	59.65	58.77	56.18	54.22	.	55.15	55.07	52.45
Sugar, US, domestic	b/	¢/kg	48.64	46.60	41.16	.	47.01	40.05	39.06	42.32	42.09	.	41.51	41.63	43.14
Sugar, world	b/	¢/kg	19.67	13.81	16.49	.	13.06	14.14	11.80	15.63	22.04	.	21.25	23.02	21.85
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Other Raw Materilas	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	..	.	.	.
Cotton, "A Index"	b/	¢/kg	144.5	117.1	126.9	.	113.8	101.3	116.5	131.3	133.0	..	128.7	134.2	135.9
Cotton, Memphis	.	¢/kg	165.8	123.0	143.0	.	n.q.	120.5	135.5	150.5	148.9	..	n.q.	149.3	148.5
Jute	.	$/mt	258.0	276.3	282.4	.	295.0	300.3	299.3	286.7	261.3	..	268.8	255.0	260.0
Rubber, Malaysia	b/	¢/kg	72.2	62.9	69.9	.	55.6	68.1	70.1	71.4	68.3	..	66.8	70.2	67.9
Rubber, US	.	¢/kg	89.5	80.9	83.6	.	74.6	87.7	85.8	82.8	82.2	.	80.8	83.4	82.3
Rubber, Singapore	.	¢/kg	70.9	62.0	67.7	.	55.9	66.9	68.8	68.7	65.5	..	64.8	66.1	65.7
Agriculture	.	.	107.8	92.8	89.0	.	88.7	92.2	91.7	89.9	85.4	.	86.7	85.4	84.2
Beverages	.	.	140.6	107.7	92.2	.	97.3	108.1	100.2	92.0	84.5	.	90.6	81.8	81.1
Food	.	.	104.9	87.6	84.3	.	83.8	84.4	86.1	85.0	81.8	.	81.0	81.7	82.9
Fats and Oils	.	.	132.8	105.0	97.3	.	96.7	101.9	101.1	99.5	91.2	.	91.3	90.3	92.1
Grains	..	..	101.3	86.4	79.1	.	83.8	80.6	84.5	79.6	73.2	.	72.6	72.4	74.5
Other Food	..	..	84.1	74.0	76.6	.	73.2	72.2	74.6	76.1	79.0	.	77.2	79.8	80.0
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Description of Price Series

Cocoa (ICCO), International Cocoa Organization daily price, average of the first three
positions on the terminal markets of New York and London,nearest three future trading months.

Coffee (ICO), International Coffee Organization indicator price, other mild Arabicas, average New York and Bremen/Hamburg markets, ex-dock

Coffee (ICO), International Coffee Organization indicator price, Robustas, average New York and Le Havre/Marseilles markets, ex-dock

Tea , average three auctions, arithmetic average of quotations at Calcutta, Colombo and Mombasa/Nairobi.

Tea (Calcutta auctions), leaf, include excise duty, arithmetic average of weekly quotes.

Tea (Colombo auctions), Sri Lankan origin, all tea, arithmetic average of weekly quotes.

Tea (Mombasa/Nairobi auctions), African origin, all tea, arithmetic average of weekly quotes.

Coconut oil (Philippines/Indonesian), bulk, c.i.f. Rotterdam

Copra (Philippines/Indonesian), bulk, c.i.f. N.W. Europe

Groundnut oil (any origin), c.i.f. Rotterdam

Palm oil (Malaysian), 5% bulk, c.i.f. N. W. Europe

Palmkernel Oil (Malaysian), c.I.f. Rotterdam

Soybean meal (any origin), Argentine 45/46% extraction, c.i.f. Rotterdam; prior to 1990, US 44%

Soybean oil (Dutch), crude, f.o.b. ex-mill

Soybeans (US), c.i.f. Rotterdam

Maize (US), no. 2, yellow, f.o.b. US Gulf ports

Rice (Thai), 5% broken, WR, milled, indicative price based on weekly surveys of export
transactions (indicative survey price), government standard, f.o.b. Bangkok

Rice (Thai), 25% broken, WR, milled indicative survey price, government standard, f.o.b. Bangkok

Rice (Thai), 35% broken, WR, milled, indicative survey price, government standard, f.o.b. Bangkok

Rice (Thai), 100% broken, A.1 Special, broken kernel obtained from the milling of WR 15%, 20%, and 25%,
indicative price, government standard, f.o.b. Bangkok

Sorghum (US), no. 2 milo yellow, f.o.b. Gulf ports

Wheat (Canadian), no. 1, Western Red Spring (CWRS), in store, St. Lawrence, export price

Wheat (US), no. 1, hard red winter, ordinary protein, export price delivered at the Gulf port for
prompt or 30 days shipment

Wheat (US), no. 2, soft red winter, export price delivered at the Gulf port for prompt or 30 days shipment

Sugar (EU), European Union negotiated import price for raw unpackaged sugar from African,
Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) under Lome Conventions,

c.I.f. European ports

Sugar (US), import price, nearest future, c.i.f. New York

Sugar (world), International Sugar Agreement (ISA) daily price, raw, f.o.b. and stowed at
greater Caribbean ports

Cotton (Cotton Outlook "CotlookA index"), middling 1-3/32 inch, average of
cheapest 5 of 15 styles traded in Northern Europe, c.i.f.

Cotton (US), Memphis/Eastern, middling 1-3/32 inch, c.i.f. Northern Europe, one of the
15 styles based on which the Cotlook A Index is computed

Jute (Bangladesh), raw, white D, f.o.b. Chittagong/Chalna

Rubber (Malaysian), RSS no. 1, in bales, Malaysian Rubber Exchange & Licensing Board,
midday buyers' asking price for prompt or 30 days delivery,

f.o.b. Kuala Lumpur

Rubber (any origin), RSS no. 1, in bales, Rubber Traders Association (RTA), spot, New York

Rubber (Asian), RSS no. 1, in bales, Rubber Association of Singapore Commodity
Exchange (RASCE)/ Singapore Commodity Exchange, midday buyers'

asking price for prompt or 30 days delivery; prior to June 1992, spot, Singapore

Sisal (East African), UG (rejects), c.i.f. UK

Wool (Australian), merino, 64's, clean, c.i.f. UK

(WB report)