An in-depth survey of the major commodities of the world

* Profiles each commodity in detail

* Provides in-depth statistics on production

* Includes an invaluable directory

Contents:

* Introductory essays

* Covers all major agricultural and mineral products including aluminium, coal, cotton, nickel, petroleum, bananas, rice, rubber, tea, coffee, tobacco, wheat, natural gas, soybeans, zinc, lead and phosphates

* Each commodity is profiled in detail with information on physical appearance, history, uses, major markets, trends in demand, major importers and exporters

* Statistical details of recent levels of production at a global and individual country level

* Recent trends in prices with indexes of export prices

* A directory of organizations concerned with commodities.