Soft commodity
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soft-commodity-304-10474906
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Soft commodity
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Soft commodities, or softs, are commodities such as coffee, cocoa, sugar, corn, wheat, soybean, fruit and livestock. The term generally refers to commodities that are grown, rather than mined; the latter are known as hard commodities. Soft commodities play a major part in the futures market. They are used by farmers wishing to lock-in the future prices of their crops, by commercial purchasers of the products, and by speculative investors seeking a profit. The adjective "soft" is occasionally onl
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft_commodity
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2023-03-20T09:42:03Z
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