Where does ___ come from?

Who grows or mines it, who sells it, what it costs, and why. One page per commodity, every number with its source and year.

Cocoa world production by country, 2024

Ivory Coast 36%Indonesia 12%Ghana 10%Rest of world 42%

This month in prices

World Bank Pink Sheet, data to August 2026 (published 2 September 2026). Change over 12 months in the monthly average benchmark price.

Up over 12 months
Commodity	Latest	12 months
Natural gas Europe (TTF)	$21.11/MMBtu	+89%
Silver Handy & Harman, New York	$65.4/troy oz	+71%
Tin LME cash	$55,385/t	+64%
Copper LME cash, grade A cathode	$14,326/t	+48%
Fishmeal Any origin, 64-65% protein, CIF Hamburg	$2,500/t	+43%
Wheat US hard red winter, Gulf export	$330/t	+43%

Down over 12 months
Commodity	Latest	12 months
Barley Feed barley, FOB Black Sea	$80.4/t	-40%
Oranges Mediterranean exporters, CIF France	$0.77/kg	-40%
Coconut oil Philippines/Indonesia, CIF Rotterdam	$1,853/t	-32%
Shrimp Mexico, US import price, No. 1 shell-on	$8.6/kg	-25%
Urea Urea, FOB Middle East	$390/t	-23%
Cocoa Cocoa (ICE New York and London average)	$5.95/kg	-22%

Prices are monthly benchmark averages published by the World Bank (Pink Sheet) and the IMF; they lag the market and are for information only, not investment, legal or trade advice. All prices.

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What does each country produce and export? Reverse index for 148 countries that rank in the top ten anywhere.

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