Commonly Traded Commodities in the USA

North American Traded Commodities

Commodity Category Primary Exchange / Benchmark
Energy Complex
WTI Crude Oil Energy NYMEX (Cushing, OK)
Brent Crude Oil Energy ICE (Global/Atlantic)
Natural Gas Energy NYMEX (Henry Hub)
RBOB Gasoline Energy NYMEX (New York Harbor)
Heating Oil (ULSD) Energy NYMEX (New York Harbor)
Ethanol Energy CBOT (Chicago)
Propane Energy Mont Belvieu (Texas)
Uranium (U3O8) Energy NYMEX / UXC
Coal (Central Appalachian) Energy NYMEX (CAPP)
Electricity (PJM) Energy PJM Western Hub
Grains & Oilseeds
Corn Grains CBOT
Soybeans Grains CBOT
Soybean Meal Grains CBOT (Feed derivative)
Soybean Oil Grains CBOT (Biofuel/Food derivative)
Wheat (Soft Red Winter) Grains CBOT (Chicago)
Wheat (Hard Red Winter) Grains KCBT (Kansas City)
Wheat (Hard Red Spring) Grains MGEX (Minneapolis)
Rough Rice Grains CBOT
Oats Grains CBOT
Canola Grains ICE Canada
Dairy
Class III Milk Dairy CME (Cheese production milk)
Class IV Milk Dairy CME (Butter/Powder milk)
Non-Fat Dry Milk Dairy CME
Cash-Settled Butter Dairy CME
Cheese Dairy CME (Blocks/Barrels)
Dry Whey Dairy CME
Livestock & Meat
Live Cattle Meat CME
Feeder Cattle Meat CME
Lean Hogs Meat CME
Pork Cutout Meat CME (Index based)
Metals (Industrial & Precious)
Gold Metal COMEX
Silver Metal COMEX
Copper (High Grade) Metal COMEX
Platinum Metal NYMEX
Palladium Metal NYMEX
HRC Steel Metal NYMEX (Hot-Rolled Coil)
Aluminum Metal COMEX (US Premium)
Lithium Hydroxide Metal CME (Battery Metal)
Cobalt Metal CME (Battery Metal)
Softs ("Tropicals")
Coffee (Arabica) Softs ICE US
Sugar No. 11 Softs ICE US (Raw Cane Sugar)
Cocoa Softs ICE US
Cotton No. 2 Softs ICE US
Orange Juice (FCOJ-A) Softs ICE US
Forestry & Environmental
Lumber Forest CME (Random Lengths)
California Carbon Allowances Eco ICE / CME (CCA)
RGGI CO2 Allowances Eco ICE (Regional Greenhouse Gas)