Commodity stats: week of 5 October 2026

Indonesia produced 74% of the world's cloves in 2024. The top five producers together made 98%. Source: FAOSTAT, 2024. Cloves · Indonesia
China is the world's largest producer of titanium (34% of output in 2025), but South Africa is the largest exporter of titanium ore and concentrate (HS 261400) (23% of world export value in 2024). China is 12th among exporters. Source: CEPII BACI, 2024. Titanium · China · South Africa
Indonesia holds 44% of the world's known nickel reserves (2025). Source: USGS MCS, 2025. Nickel · Indonesia
World production of natural rubber in 2024 was 7 times what it was in 1961: 14.8 million tonnes against 2.1 million tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, 2024. Natural rubber
Cocoa's benchmark price rose 140% in the five years to August 2026, leaving it at $5.95/kg. Source: World Bank Pink Sheet, 2026. Cocoa · Cocoa prices
Eggs output in Indonesia grew from 1.2 million tonnes in 2014 to 6.6 million tonnes in 2024, 18.1% a year for ten years. Source: FAOSTAT, 2024. Eggs · Indonesia
The real price of chicken fell 66% between July 1973 and July 2024, and has not climbed back to the old peak. Source: World Bank Pink Sheet, deflated by the US consumer price index to 2024 dollars. Chicken · Drawdowns
China supplied 73% of world exports of unwrought magnesium (HS 810411) by value in 2024. Source: CEPII BACI, 2024. Magnesium · China
South Africa produced 38% of the world's mined manganese in 2025. The top five producers together made 85%. Source: USGS MCS, 2025. Manganese · South Africa
The United States is the world's largest producer of cheese (28% of output in 2023), but Germany is the largest exporter of cheese (HS 0406) (15% of world export value in 2024). The United States is 5th among exporters. Source: CEPII BACI, 2024. Cheese · United States · Germany

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