soft commodities
Britishplural noun
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While everyone seems laser-focused on the rally in hard commodities like gold and silver, so-called soft commodities deserve just as much attention.
From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026
“Never before have we seen two seasons of Arabica crops being impacted by the drought,” said Judy Ganes, a U.S.-based soft commodities analyst.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 24, 2021
Still, unlike most other so-called soft commodities, rubber’s uses are primarily industrial.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2015
CME's biggest rival, IntercontinentalExchange Inc , in 2012 silenced 142 years of open-outcry trading in New York when it closed the trading rings for sugar, cocoa and other soft commodities.
From Reuters ● Feb. 5, 2015
Arabica coffee, the variety favored by Starbucks Corp., may be among the best performers in so-called soft commodities, gaining as much as 22 percent to $2.725 a pound, the median of 26 forecasts shows.
From BusinessWeek ● Jan. 4, 2012
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