From aluminium and platinum to zinc and gold oil and gas to cocoa and wheat our lives are
full of products derived or made from commodities - the world's natural resources. We often
take them for granted - but at our peril given the pivotal role these resources play in what
we consume and produce. Price volatility changing patterns of global demand and geopolitical
instability regularly expose how unpredictable availability of and trade in commodities can be.
This revised edition offers a concise and indispensable guide to commodities including the
latest trends in consumption production trade markets and prices as well as invaluable
insights into future developments. Whether as raw materials or financial assets to be traded
commodities matter. This book shows us why.
