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Translations:      FR  matière première (n.f.)     ES  materia prima (n.f.)     DE  Rohstoff (n.m.) 

  Concise definition of the term commodity

In finance, the term commodities is a generic term for traded raw materials and foodstuffs.

  Comprehensive definition of the term commodity

Commodities are traded on a commodity exchange by the companies that use them (e.g. food producers) and also by speculators.

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