| Commodity | Primary Source for Production Data |
| Wheat | FAOSY http://faostat.fao.org/site/567/DesktopDefault.aspx?PageID=567 (Commodity: "Wheat", Year 2001-2005) |
| Corn | FAOSY http://faostat.fao.org/site/567/DesktopDefault.aspx?PageID=567 (Commodity: "Maize", Year 2001-2005) |
| Soybeans | FAOSY http://faostat.fao.org/site/567/DesktopDefault.aspx?PageID=567 (Commodity: "Soybeans", Year 2001-2005) |
| Coffee | FAOSY http://faostat.fao.org/site/567/DesktopDefault.aspx?PageID=567 (Commodity: "Coffee, green", Year 2001-2005) |
| Sugar | FAOSY http://faostat.fao.org/site/567/DesktopDefault.aspx?PageID=567 (Commodity: "Sugars +", Year 2001-2005) |
| Cocoa | FAOSY http://faostat.fao.org/site/567/DesktopDefault.aspx?PageID=567 (Commodity: "Cocoa beans", Year 2001-2005) |
| Cotton | FAOSY http://faostat.fao.org/site/567/DesktopDefault.aspx?PageID=567 (Commodity: "Cotton lint", Year 2001-2005) |
| Lean Hogs | UNICS 2005, Table 21110-2, Pgs. 66-67. (Note, 2005 blank values for Brazil, Italy, Portugal, the UK, and Australia were carried over from 2004.) |
| Cattle | UNICS 2003, Table 3111-011, Pg. 91, UNICS 2004, Table 3111-011, Pgs. 44-45. UNICS 2005, Table 21110-1, Pgs. 64-65. USDA AS 2008, p. VII-7, Table 7-9 and p. VII-44, Table 7-69. http://faostat.fao.org/site/569/DesktopDefault.aspx?PageID=569 (Commodity: "Cattle meat", Year 1999-2005 |
| Crude Oil | UNICS 2005, Table 12010-0, Pgs. 7-8. |
| Natural Gas | UNICS 2005, Table 12020-1, Pg. 9. |
| Aluminum | BOM MYB 2005 & 2006, Table 12 "Aluminum Primary: World Production, By Country"; BOM MYB 2005 & 2006, Table 1 "Salient U.S. Recycling Statistics for Selected Metals" http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/aluminum/ (Tab T12) |
| Copper | BOM MYB 2005 & 2006, Table 22 "Copper: World Refinery Production, By Country" http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/copper/ (Tab T22) |
| Lead | BOM MYB 2005 & 2006, Table 14 "Lead: World Refinery Production, By Country" http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/lead/ (Tab T14) |
| Nickel | BOM MYB 2005 & 2006, Table 11 "Nickel: World Plant Production, By Country and Product" http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/nickel/ (Tab T11) |
| Zinc | BOM MYB 2005 & 2006, Table 18 "Zinc: World Smelter Production, By Country" http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/zinc/ (Tab T18) |
| Gold | BOM MYB 2005 - 2006, Table 8 "Gold: World Mine Production, By Country" http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/gold/ (Tab T8) |
| Silver | BOM MYB 2005 & 2006, Table 8 "Silver: World Mine Production, By Country" http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/silver/ (Tab T8) |
| Platinum | BOM MYB 2004, 2005 & 2006, Table 5 "Platinum-Group Metals: World Production, By Country" http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/platinum/myb1-2006-plati.xls (Tab T5) |
| Tin | BOM MYB 2004 & 2005, Table 10 "Tin: World Smelter Production, By Country" http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/tin/tinmyb05.xls (Tab T10) |
| Oranges (FCOJ) | FAOSY http://faostat.fao.org/site/567/DesktopDefault.aspx?PageID=567 (Commodity: "Oranges", Year 2001-2005) FAS Citrus Summary 2005-06, p. 17. |