What is a commodity? What are the main varieties?

Commodities refer to commodities circulating in the international market in the form of a large number of transactions, mainly including agricultural products, metals, energy and chemicals. The prices of these commodities are influenced by global economic development and politics, so price fluctuations in the global market will also affect the prices of bulk commodities. This article will mainly introduce the main varieties of commodities to help readers better understand commodities.

1, and its varieties mainly include commodities.

(1) Agricultural products: Agricultural products refer to commodities with agricultural production as the main raw materials, including grain, oilseeds, cereals, fruits, vegetables, meat, eggs and dairy products.

(2) Metals: Metals refer to commodities mainly made of metallic materials, mainly including copper, aluminum, zinc, lead, nickel and tin.

(3) Energy: Energy refers to energy-based commodities, mainly including crude oil, natural gas and coal.

(4) Chemicals: Chemicals refer to commodities mainly made of chemical raw materials, mainly including sulfuric acid, sodium hydroxide and sodium chloride.

2, the price of bulk commodities

The price of bulk commodities is influenced by global economic development and politics, so the price fluctuation in the global market will also affect the price of bulk commodities. For example, if the global economy develops slowly, commodity prices will fall; When the global economy develops rapidly, commodity prices will rise.

3. Commodity investment

Commodity investment means that investors invest in commodities with a certain amount to obtain corresponding income. At present, there are many ways to invest in bulk commodities, such as futures investment and spot investment. Among them, futures investment refers to investors buying and selling goods in the futures market to obtain investment income; Spot investment refers to investors buying and selling goods in the spot market in order to obtain investment income.

This paper introduces the main varieties of bulk commodities, their prices and investment methods. Commodity prices are influenced by global economic development and politics, and investors can realize investment income through futures investment and spot investment. Therefore, it is very important for investors to understand the types, prices and investment methods of bulk commodities.