Where does ___ come from?

Who grows or mines it, who sells it, what it costs, and why. One page per commodity, every number with its source and year.

Aluminum world production by country, 2025

China 61%India 5.7%Russia 5.3%Rest of world 28%

Fact of the day · 23 October 2026

China produced 38% of the world's cinnamon in 2024. The top five producers together made 100%.

Source: FAOSTAT, 2024

Cinnamon · China

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Critical minerals: who mines them, and who is on which list

43 of the commodities here are on a US or EU critical-mineral list. For 19 of the 39 with production data, a single country mines half or more of the world's supply, and China is the largest producer of 18. Every mineral, its producers, reserves and trade, plus the reports, data and articles on the site.

See all 43 critical minerals 2026 report · Export controls · Supplier exposure

This month in prices

World Bank Pink Sheet, data to September 2026 (published 2 October 2026). Change over 12 months in the monthly average benchmark price.

Up over 12 months
Commodity	Latest	12 months
Natural gas Europe (TTF)	$25.42/MMBtu	+129%
Crude oil Brent (dated, 38° API)	$116.8/bbl	+72%
Fishmeal Any origin, 64-65% protein, CIF Hamburg	$2,916/t	+65%
Tin LME cash	$53,712/t	+56%
Crude oil Average of Brent, Dubai and WTI	$102.3/bbl	+54%
Crude oil WTI (Cushing, 40° API)	$96.9/bbl	+52%

Down over 12 months
Commodity	Latest	12 months
Barley Feed barley, FOB Black Sea	$80.4/t	-40%
Oranges Mediterranean exporters, CIF France	$0.79/kg	-39%
Shrimp Mexico, US import price, No. 1 shell-on	$8.6/kg	-25%
Coffee Robusta (ICE London)	$3.69/kg	-21%
Coconut oil Philippines/Indonesia, CIF Rotterdam	$2,083/t	-20%
Coffee Arabica (ICE New York, other milds)	$7.26/kg	-18%

Prices are monthly benchmark averages published by the World Bank (Pink Sheet) and the IMF; they lag the market and are for information only, not investment, legal or trade advice. All prices · Monthly changes report · Harvest calendar.

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What does each country produce and export? Reverse index for 152 countries that rank in the top ten anywhere.

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What a commodity is, why "the price of copper" is several prices, how the Pink Sheet works, and why prices spike and crash.

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