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What is Softs?

Definition 9.7 Markets III: Commodities, Energy and Crypto · Chapter 9 — Agriculturals and Softs

Softs are agricultural commodities that are grown rather than mined and are not grains or livestock: coffee, cocoa, sugar, cotton and orange juice.

Cocoa, monthly average price, January 2000 to July 2026. Data: IMF Primary Commodity Prices (series PCOCOUSDM via FRED).
Figure 9.4. Cocoa, monthly average price, January 2000 to July 2026. Data: IMF Primary Commodity Prices (series PCOCOUSDM via FRED).
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