Agricultural Commodities in the US Overview

​Agricultural Commodities of the United States

Open Ended

What do you think an agricultural commodity is?

Commodity

raw material or unprocessed agricultural product that can be bought and sold

Fill in the Blanks

 There are over fifty markets

that facilitate investment trade in over 100 commodities

Multiple Choice

Which of these is NOT a top 10 commodity producing states in the US by cash sales?

• California

• Iowa

• New Jersey

• North Carolina

Categorize

Options (14)

Timber

Lumber

Pulpwood

cotton

wool

pima

angora

corn

wheat

rice

sugar

milk

soybeans

hogs

Sort the commodities below into the major category you think they represent.

Food

Fiber

Forestry