WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  TN/AG/S/18 
3 February 2005 
 (05-0438) 
Committee on Agriculture 
Special Session  
 
 
 
AVAILABILITY OF WORLD INDICATOR PRICES 
Note by the Secretariat1 
1. This note has been prepared in response to  a request from the Special Session of the 
Committee on Agriculture to review the availability of world indicator prices for agricultural products 
from readily accessible sources of information.  It aims at assisting Members' discussions in the 
context of continuing technical work relating to the calculation of ad valorem  equivalents (AVEs) of 
final bound MFN non- ad valorem  duties for the purpose of the tiered formula for tariff reductions.2  
More specifically, the objective is to assess the ex istence of alternative price data which may 
supplement the lack, or inadequacy, of officially -recorded trade informat ion in the Integrated 
Database (IDB).   This note is without prejudi ce to Members' consideration of whether world 
indicator prices should be used in the context of the calculation of AVEs, and if so, to what extent. 
A. SOURCES  
2. Data on world prices may be obtained from a variety of sources, a number of which are cited 
in this section in a non-exhaustive manner.3   This note, however, does not recommend one specific 
price, or source of prices, above others, nor does it explore the implications arising from the use of 
alternative world indicator prices for the same agricu ltural tariff line.  Further, it should be noted that 
in a number of cases the available information re lates to combined or composite export or import 
price or unit value indices for agricultural commod ity groups (such as "food", "tropical beverages", 
"meat", "pulses", "fats and oils", etc.).  Such indicators are often constructed by compilers or users of trade statistics, for example, in their analyses of price trends affecting specific agricultural sectors.  
However, given the primary focus of this note on the availability of world indicator prices at the most 
detailed tariff line level for the purposes of obtaining the closest possible approximation of AVEs, 
such broadly-defined indicators are not examined. 
3. National statistical authorities, customs administration departments, and, in a few countries, 
central banks
4, are the primary producers of basic data on trade transactions.  Governments and their 
specialized agencies collect and issue trade an d price statistics, including for agricultural 
commodities, in order to fulfil a range of reporti ng requirements at national as well as international 
levels.  Detailed price and quantity statistics are also required by governments, for example, to 
(i) forecast food import needs, (ii) conduct trade and economic analyses of a general nature or 
(iii) monitor the export competitiveness of certain  agricultural sectors.  After some degree of 
processing, these price data are often posted on publicly-available internet sites.   
                                                      
 1 This document has been prepared under the Secret ariat's own responsibility a nd is without prejudice 
to the positions of Members and to their rights and obligations under the WTO. 
2 Documents TN/AG/S/11, TN/AG/S/11/Add.1 and TN/AG/S/11/Add.2  refer. 
3 The respective Web sites of the sources mentioned in  the present note are indicated, where available, 
in Annex 1. 
4 See IMF, International Financial Statistics  (IFS), Country Notes. TN/AG/S/18 
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 4. Price data for agricultural commodities may th en be further compiled and distributed, for 
entirely different purposes, and in a variety of formats, through agriculture, trade or economy ministries, national or international commodity boa rds, exporters and importers associations, trade 
promotion bodies, international orga nizations, universities, or specialized trade periodicals.  Such 
entities may also be actively involved in the collecti on of additional information.  With a view to 
complementing officially-published data, they so metimes apply different measurement methods and 
techniques, such as direct import and export pri ce surveys of those busin ess enterprises that are 
regularly engaged in trade operations, or direct obser vation of spot prices in commodity exchanges.   
5. As part of their research ac tivities, a limited number of inter-governmental commodity bodies 
or councils, such as the International Sugar Orga nisation (ISO), the International Grains Council 
(IGC), the International Coffee Organization (ICO) , the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO), 
and the International Cotton Advisory Committee (I CAC), contribute to the development of world 
indicator prices and other related statistics.  These organizations collect and disseminate 
comprehensive information on international pri ces for specific commodities, with most world 
indicator prices being computed as weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual averages.  Such prices are 
relied upon by many other private or institutional compilers or researchers, independent forecasting 
services, commodity exchanges, business community and academia, to build their own datasets and 
models, or as a basis to construct yet other price indicators for analytical purposes.  Price information at a fairly refined level, in terms of the grade or  quality applying in some product categories, can also 
be obtained from organizations such as the Intern ational Tea Committee, the International Olive Oil 
Council (IOOC) or the International Wool Textile Organization (IWTO). 
6. In the framework of their r espective work programmes on commodity-dependent developing 
countries, several international organizations also  contribute to the compilation and dissemination of 
world indicator prices, e.g. the International M onetary Fund (IMF), the United Nations Statistical 
Division (UNSD), the UN Food and Agriculture Or ganization (FAO), the UN Conference on Trade 
and Development (UNCTAD), and the World Bank.  The World Bank has informed the Secretariat 
that it is the original compiler of the world indicator prices contained in its electronic Pink Sheet  that 
is subsequently used by a number of other intern ational organizations as an input into their own 
compilations. The Pink Sheet  is readily accessible from the Internet and covers, inter alia , 16 
agricultural products
5 at the 4-digit level of the Harmonized System (HS) nomenclature.  Price data 
are collected by the World Bank from a variety of  sources, including trade journals, international 
study groups, government market surveys, newspape r and wire services reports, as well as commodity 
exchanges.  
7. UNCTAD's Commodity Price Bulletin (CPB ) is available on-line on a yearly subscription 
basis.  Its compilation includes the individual price se ries of 14 agricultural products at the 4-digit HS 
level which enter into the calculation of an index designed to monitor the world price movements of 
internationally-traded primary commodities.6 This compilation is also disseminated via two 
publications: the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, and the UNCTAD Commodity Yearbook 20037, 
                                                      
5 In this and other cases, the number of agricultural products relates to products covered by Annex 1 of 
the Agreement on Agriculture. 
6 UNCTAD's CPB .  Part 2 of the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics  contains, inter alia , the annual and 
quarterly indices of free market prices for selected co mmodities exported by developing countries (1990 = 100). 
7 See in particular the Special Annex, entitled Commodity Prices and Special Studies , which presents a 
table on free market prices and price indices of selected primary commodities for the period 1991-2002 
(Table A.1, pp. 455-456).    TN/AG/S/18 
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 which was jointly prepared with FAO and the Common Fund for Commodities (CFC).8  UNCTAD 
has also developed an internet portal on market in formation which links end-users to market trends 
and prospects, international prices, quality standard s, distribution channels, trade, etc., covering a 
wide range of commodities. The portal provides usef ul links to price data from alternative sources, 
including trade associations, trade promotion board s, government or private sector surveys, and 
specialized journals. 
8. The Commodities Unit of the IMF Research Depa rtment maintains a dataset covering 24 
agricultural commodity prices at the 4-digit HS le vel presented on an annual, quarterly, monthly and 
weekly basis. According to the IMF, these pric es are obtained essentially from the commodity price 
data of the World Bank, UNCTAD's CPB , and from a number of countries that produce commodities 
that are significantly traded in the international mark ets and have an impact on world market prices.  
Such data are reported in the "Country Tables"  as well as in the "Commodities Tables" of the 
International Financial Statistics (IFS, in both the Yearbook and Monthly issues).    
9. The Commodities and Trade Division of the F AO disseminates up-to-date prices relating to 
19 agricultural commodities at the 4-digit HS le vel as well as pre-defined commodity aggregates 
through its International Weekly Commodity Prices  interactive system.  The FAO weekly quotation 
system can be queried and the results can be downl oaded (spreadsheet or graph format).  The prices 
published in FAO's quarterly report, Food Outlook, are directly obtained from official and unofficial 
sources, such as government agencies and statistical bodies, international and other organizations, as 
well as specialized journals.   
10. The Market News Service  (MNS ) Price Reports of the International Trade Centre 
UNCTAD/WTO (ITC) are a major source of information for the following primary and semi-
processed product categories: fresh tropical and off-season fruit and vegetables, cut flowers,  tropical ornamental young plants, fruit juices, medicinal plants and extracts, and spices.  MNS  reports provide 
detailed price and market information on selected pr oducts of particular interest to developing 
countries and economies in transition.  Reports ar e available on-line on a subscription basis.  In 
compiling world indicator prices, ITC draws from a network of sources in 54 countries worldwide, 
including major importers, exporters, manufacturers,  wholesalers and governmental organizations.  
B. P
RICES  
11. Annex 2 incorporates, in matrix format, a descrip tion of the world indicator prices (but not the 
prices9) that are sourced from, or compiled and used by, the various entities mentioned in Section A.  
The broad 4-digit HS classification framework pr esented in document TN/AG/S/11/Add.2 has been 
used as an integrating device to organize the data sequentially while excluding those agricultural tariff 
lines that are not concerned by the AVE conversion (for example, hides and skins).  Annex 2 gives a non-exhaustive list of the "price specifications" of possible world indicator prices but is not intended 
to imply, or recommend, that specific prices should be  applied to the 4-digit HS tariff lines they relate 
to.   
                                                     
 
8 The CFC is an autonomous intergovernmental financial institution established within the framework 
of the United Nations (see www.common-fund.org ).  Although the CFC itself does not compile price data,  it 
actively contributes to the discussion on declining terms of trade for primary commodities, a matter which is 
examined by the WTO Committee on Trade and Deve lopment (see document WT/COMTD/M/50, pp. 24-26). 
9 The prices themselves can be readily accessed on  Internet, or consulted in various statistical 
publications.  Several price data , however, are only accessible on a s ubscription basis from various news 
services (e.g. Reuters, Dow Jones, Bloomberg, etc.), and are not theref ore captured in Annex 2.  On an 
exceptional basis (courtesy of the ITC), the Secretariat has incorporated a description of  the price series covered 
by the MNS  price reports on the understanding that proprietary price figures will not be disclosed.   TN/AG/S/18 
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 Description of the price series 
12. Although the contractual terms applying in each case and the nature of the commodity in 
question are not always described in a harmonized a nd consistent manner by the sources, to the extent 
possible and where appropriate, the description of the price series comprises the following elements:  
(a) the description of the agricultu ral commodity, e.g. "Rice"; 
(b) the geographical origin of the product, e.g. "(Thailand)", "(U.S.)"; 
(c) the physical characteristics of the agricultu ral commodity, its quality (grade), where 
appropriate, e.g. "White Rice (WR), 5% br oken" (where there was uncertainty over 
the characteristics or variety of a particular product, the price specification has been either omitted or listed in a separate entry);  
(d) the transaction terms of delivery, stipulat ing the respective contractual responsibilities 
of the seller and the buyer.  In Anne x 2, these essentially define whether the 
agricultural product is valued at the importing country's border (CIF), at the exporting country's border (FOB) or at the seller's premises (EXW);
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(e) the port of departure (or loading), or place of delivery (or destination), at which the 
product actually enters or leaves the customs territory, e.g. "Le Havre/Marseille" (also 
referred to as "pricing point" or "point of valuation" by certain compilers/users). 
13. Annex 2 shows that many indicator prices sampled relate to the FOB-type of valuation.  The 
compilers also appear to rely on a variety of price concepts and distinct sources of information.  Thus, 
different data collection methods are used, such as:  
(a) the compilation of customs records to derive "import unit values" or "export unit 
values";  
(b) the direct observation of "transaction", "spot", "contract" or "auction" prices or 
"quotations" to track cash prices at given delivery points more closely;  
(c) in some cases, the application of discounts or mark-ups for various services (loading, 
handling, taxes, export subsidies), or taki ng account of the variety of grades for the 
same agricultural commodity11, in order to derive the closest approximation of the 
prices actually paid at a certain point in time, in terms of "wholesale prices" or "traded values"; and  
(d) the construction of a "representative" world price for a specific commodity, by way of 
a price "index" or "composite index".
    
14. Overall, a homogeneous and comprehensive set of world indicator prices for all the 
agricultural tariff lines that are bound in non- ad valorem  terms12 is unavailable, and, as evident from 
Annex 2, there are no entries for some 4-digit HS  categories. Furthermore, where available, the 
indicator prices listed in Annex 2 do not necessarily cover all the sub-categories. 
                                                      
10 See International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Incoterms 2000 .  The ICC standardized terms of 
delivery can be consulted, in read-only non-printable format, at www.iccwbo.org/incoterms/.  
11 Price differentials may apply, for example, wh ere the traded products do not match the required 
minimum quality or grading specifications specified in the contract.  
12 See document TN/AG/S/11/Add.1 for a comprehensive listing of the items, at disaggregated tariff  
line level.  TN/AG/S/18 
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 15. As already observed in paragraph 3, compilers  use such price indicators with different 
objectives in mind, such as the assessment of long- term commodity price trends, the formulation of 
internal economic policies or the construction of br oad composite "agricultural" indices for analytical 
purposes.   To illustrate, the ICO daily prices repr esent the spot prices of various types of coffee 
traded daily in the U.S. (New York), German and French markets.  These prices form the basis for the 
calculation of composite indicator prices with fixed weights ( Colombian Milds , Other Milds , 
Brazilian Naturals , and Robustas ).13  The IGC export and import quotations are reported on the basis 
of the nearest shipment position.  With respect to selected series of average export price quotations for 
wheat, IGC observes, however, that traded prices  were often significantly lower, were seldom 
published, and varied widely according to destinati on during a certain time period.  According to the 
IGC, traded prices were set in response to expor t subsidies applied by some exporting countries 
during that time.  In compiling its Commodity Price Tables for WDI 2004 , the World Bank notes that 
the prices received by exporters ar e used whenever possible, otherw ise the prices paid by importers 
are used.    
16. As for the IMF, export and import unit values for significantly traded commodities are used 
as world indicator prices in certain cases.  Howeve r, for some country/commodity combinations, the 
IMF also compiles indices by deriving export and im port prices from survey data for wholesale prices 
or directly through surveys of exporters or importers.  Thus, in the IFS Country Tables, where 
available, export/import prices for certain countries are components of wholesale price indices or are derived from specific price quotations.
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17. In describing its methodological approach for computing the export price index for primary 
commodities, the UN Statistical Division (UNSD) obser ved that various categories of prices such as 
export price FOB, import price CIF, wholesale pri ces, commodity exchange prices and, in some 
instances, producers' prices as we ll as auction prices may be used. 15  The UNSD took the view that 
the resulting index would not be affected in terms of its validity or reliability since, in a free market 
economy, the price movements for a given commodity, whatever the valuation basis, generally 
followed the same trend.  Thus, in the case of wheat, for example, the movement in the "U.S. 
wholesale price in Kansas City for no. 2 HRW" was virtually the same as the "export price of no. 1 
CWRS, 13.5%, in store, Thunder Bay", and the "wholesale price of milled rice, medium grain no. 2, U.S." followed the same trend as "Rice (Thailand) WR, 5% broken, FOB Bangkok".  In the view of 
UNSD, the price chosen must closely reflect what  was paid for the current period's output.  Unit 
values of imports and exports, which were primar ily based on customs data, were used by UNSD only 
in instances where market prices were not available. 
The CIF/FOB adjustment factor 
18. Given the prevalence of the FOB-type of world indicator prices in Annex 2, the question 
could arise as to whether sufficient information is regularly maintained by, and readily available from, 
the above sources and/or compilers to enable th e tracing of the value of services rendered in 
delivering the agricultural product to the border of  the importing country, and thereby derive an 
approximation of CIF prices, in cases where the latter are preferred over FOB prices.  These services could include, for example: loading, unloading, handling charges, fulfilling the customs formalities, transportation and insurance.
16  An accurate estimation of such services would involve considering 
                                                      
13 See also www.ico.org , "Coffee prices" section, for a detailed description of the procedures for the 
collection, calculation and publication of ICO indicator and composite prices. 
14 Conversely, the IMF notes that in  the absence of national sources, da ta for wholesale prices are taken 
from world commodity markets and are converted into national currency at period average exchange rates ( IFS). 
15 See ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M.82, Volume I, pp. 4-5 (United Nations, New York, 1987). 
16 See, for example, Article 8.2 of th e WTO Agreement on Customs Valuation. TN/AG/S/18 
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 each country/commodity combination while taking in to account the rates applicable for each mode of 
transport used (road, sea, rail, inland waterways, et c.), as well as the contractual terms of delivery 
between the seller and the buyer.   
19. If the actual freight and insurance charges ar e not known, estimates ma y be derived from unit 
value differences or other approaches, such as the application of general CIF/FOB ratios.  A table 
giving CIF/FOB factor data at aggregate le vel used to be compiled by the IMF in the IFS Yearbook .  
Due to the lack of reporting, this was disconti nued starting with the 1997 Yearbook issue.  The staff 
of the IMF has advised that it is statistically possi ble to construct the CIF/FOB factor by taking the 
imports CIF (from line 71  in IFS Yearbook , "International Transactions" section, where available) and 
imports FOB (from line 78abd  in "Balance of Payments" section, where available).
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20. In the case of the FAO, a standard "CIF/FOB conversion factor" of 1.12 (i.e., an increment by 
12 per cent) is applied in the FAO Trade Yearbook as well as in the FAOSTAT database, in order to 
convert the FOB imports data reported by a num ber of countries into CIF imports. The FAO, 
however, recognizes that the adjustment factor va ries according to commodity, distance, packaging, 
etc.  Detailed analysis by the FAO suggests that the conversion factor may in fact vary between 10-
35 per cent.  As part of the work undertaken by  the WTO Committee on Trade and Development, the 
Secretariat has also assessed th e impact of transportation costs as a variable affecting the export 
competitiveness of small economies18, explaining that the higher the value of the CIF/FOB ratio, the 
higher the share of transport cost in the value of  traded goods.  The Secretariat Note gives an 
overview of the ratios facing different product groups and different countries.19   
21. Specific information on freight and insuran ce rates compiled by some international 
commodity councils or national commodity boards  may assist.  The IGC compiles and publishes 
monthly and annual freight rates for "heavy grain", i.e. wheat, maize, sorghum and soybeans.  These 
rates are calculated for selected routes from estimat ed mid-month rates for vessels ready to load three 
to four weeks ahead and take account of the sizes and types of vessels for the appropriate year.20  
Likewise, the ISO regularly monitors the "nominal Caribbean/U.K." freight and insurance element of 
the London Daily Price (LDP) of raw sugar.21  As reflected in Annex 2, the LDP for raw sugar is 
adjusted by ISO to "FOB and stowed Caribbean ports ", in bulk, by deducting the cost of insurance 
and freight.   
                                                      
17 According to the IMF, this method could, howeve r, produce faulty results due to non-comparability 
of data. Unless the countries provide the reconciliation data, adjustments cannot possibly be made to bring the customs-based import statistics on par with the BOP-based import statistics. 
18 Secretariat Note WT/COMTD/SE/W/5 dated 23 Oc tober 2002,  Section III (paragraphs 20-28). 
19 See Tables 3 and  4 in the Appendix to document WT/COMTD/SE/W/5 (pp. 27-30). 
20 See IGC, World Grain Statistics 2003 , Tables 1 ( Baltic Dry Index ), 41 and 42 (US$/ton). 
21 See, for example, ISO Quarterly Market Outlook , November 2004, p. 25.  TN/AG/S/18 
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 Annex 1 
ILLUSTRATIVE LIST OF SOURCES FOR WORLD INDICATOR PRICES  
NATIONAL SOURCES  
Australia:  
Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource 
Economics (ABARE) www.abare.gov.au 
Australian Bureau of Statistics www.abs.gov.au 
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada agr.gc.ca/mad-dam/e/arche/wpse.htm 
European Communities – Eurostat http://europa.eu.int/comm/eurostat/ 
Japan – Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and 
Fisheries (MAFF) www.maff.go.jp/toukei/abstract/1_10index.htm 
United States:  
U.S. Department of Labour www.stats.bls.gov/mxp 
USDA, Agricultural Mark eting Service (MAS) www.mas.usda.gov/ 
USDA, Economic Research Service (ERS) www.ers.usda.gov/briefing 
USDA, Foreign Agricu ltural Service (FAS) www.fas.usda.gov/ 
COMMODITY ORGANIZATIONS  
International Coffee Organization (ICO) www.ico.org 
International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) www.icco.org 
International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) www.icac.org (subscription)  
International Grains Council (IGC) www.igc.org.uk (subscription)  
International Sugar Organisation (ISO) www.sugaronline.com/iso (subscription)  
International Olive Oil Council (IOOC) www.internationaloliveoil.org 
International Tea Committee, London www.intteacomm.co.uk  (subscription)  
International Wool Tex tile Organization (IWTO) www.iwto.org/ 
American Palm Oil Council www.americanpalmoil.com/news.html 
Federation of Oils Seeds and Fats Associations www.fosfa.org/resources/index.htm 
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS  
UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) www.fao.org/es/esc/prices/                
www.fao.org/giews/                          
www.fao.org/faostat/ 
International Monetary Fund (IMF) www.imf.org/external/np/res/commod/index.asp  
International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO (ITC) www.p-maps.org/mns (Market News Service - 
subscription) 
UNCTAD www.unctad.org/statistics TN/AG/S/18 
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 ILLUSTRATIVE LIST OF SOURCES FOR WORLD INDICATOR PRICES  
World Bank www.worldbank.org/prospects (Pink Sheet)  
SPECIALIZED COMMODITY BULLETINS AND OTHER JOURNALS  
Cotlook Ltd . Liverpool www.cotlook.com/information/cotlook_indices.php 
ED&F Man Cocoa Ltd., London  www.cocoareport.co.uk 
LMC International Ltd , Oxford www.lmc.co.uk (subscription)  
FO Licht GmbH  www.agra-net.com (subscription)  
Oil World , Hamburg (ISTA Mielke GmbH) www.oilworld.biz/app.php (subscription)  
The Economist www.eiu.com/site_info.asp?info_name=ps_world_com
modity_forecasts&entry1=psNav 
The Financial Times (daily price tabulation) http://news.ft.com/markets/commodities/daily 
(subscription)  
The Public Ledger , London www.public-ledger.com (subscription)  
COMMODITY NEWS SERVICES AND COMMODITY EXCHANGES  
American Commodity Research Bureau www.crbtrader.com/crbindex/spot_current.asp  
www.crbtrader.com/crbindex/ 
Bloomberg www.bloomberg.com/markets/commodities/cfutures.html 
Dow Jones www.djindexes.com/mdsidx/ 
Reuters www.reuters.com/financeC ommoditiesHome.jhtml 
Australia Wool Exchange (AWE) www.awex.com.au/reports/  (subscription) and    
www.awex.com.au/Corporate/index.htm (subscription)  
Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) www.cbot.com/cbot/pub/page/0,3181,963,00.html 
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) www.cme.com/trading/prd/ag/ 
Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange (CSCE),    
New York Board of Trade (NYBOT) www.nybot.com                                                        
www.nybotlive.com/ (subscription)   
New York Cotton Exchange (NYCE) ww.nyce.com                                                            
(CSCE and NYCE now form the NYBOT)  
London International Financial Futures and 
Options Exchange (LIFFE) www.liffe.com and  
www.euronext.com/editorial/0,5371,1732_203339019,0
0.html  TN/AG/S/18 
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 Annex 2 
ILLUSTRATIVE LIST OF WORLD INDICATOR PRICES  
Description of data elements  
COLUMN HEADING  D ATA ELEMENT  
HS 4-digit number of the Harmonized Syst em nomenclature.  Higher level aggregates 
are signalled in bold, at the 2-digit leve l of the Harmonized Sy stem nomenclature. 
This column includes all the tariff lines listed in TN/AG/S/11/Add.2, irrespective 
of whether information on world indicator prices is available. 
ABRIDGED 
DESCRIPTION  Abridged description of the HS tariff line at the 4-digit level. Descriptions at the 
next higher level of aggregation are indicated in bold.  
#B Number of bound MFN non- ad valorem  duties in the Consolidated Tariff 
Schedules (CTS) Database at each 2-di git (in bold) and 4-digit HS level 
(TN/AG/S/11/Add.1 and Add.2 refer).   
#M Number of Members having bound MFN duties in non- ad valorem  terms in their 
respective Schedules at each 2-digit (in bold) and 4-digit HS level 
(TN/AG/S/11/Add.1 and Add.2 refer).    
MEMBERS  Codes (International Standardization Organization) identifying the Members 
referred to in the preceding column. 
PRICE 
SPECIFICATIONS  Description of the price series.  See also paragraph 12 in the main body of this 
note.  In addition, the following info rmation should be taken into account: 
 Cocoa Under the terms of the 2001 International Co coa Agreement, the ICCO daily price for cocoa 
beans is calculated using the average of the quotations for cocoa bean of the nearest three 
active future trading months on the London Coco a Terminal Market, LIFFE and on the New 
York CSCE at the time of the London close. 
 Cotton The COTLOOK A INDEX is intended to be repr esentative of the level of offering prices on 
the international raw cotton market. It is an average of the five cheapest quotations from a 
selection (at present numberi ng nineteen) of the principal upland cottons traded 
internationally. Changes in the selection are made  solely to reflect shifts in the cottons most 
frequently traded. The base quality of the A Index is MIDDLING 1-3/32". 
As from 1 August 2004, the geogra phical basis of the quotations used in the A Index is the 
FAR EAST, which includes all of the major re cipient ports for which no significant freight 
surcharges exist (including Bangkok, Laemchab ang, Jakarta, Hong K ong, Penang, Kelang, 
Singapore, Busan, principal Japanese a nd Chinese ports, Manila, Tainan, Keelung, 
Semarang, Surabaya), on a C&F ba sis. Minor freight differences  for other destinations are 
taken into account.   
A separate index is still calculated  for Northern Europe, (CIF terms). 
 Oilseeds Price data reported by Oil World , Hamburg, for oilseeds, crude o ils, fats, meals, refer to the 
lowest representative asking prices for the ne arest forward shipment, in bulk (excluding 
import duty, if any). 
 Sugar A spot price indicator for raw sugar is calculated by ISO in accordance with the International 
Sugar Agreement (ISA). The ISA Daily Price is the arithmetical average of CSCE contract 
no. 11 spot price and the LDP after convers ion of the latter to US cents per pound 
avoirdupoids  FOB and stowed Caribbean Ports, in bulk or, if the difference between these 
two FOB prices is more than ten points, add fi ve points to the lower of the two prices. ISO 
does not calculate a spot pric e indicator for white sugar. 
 Wheat IGC Wheat Price Index - Simple average of price quotations (converted  to an index) for: 
ASW FOB Eastern States; no. 1 CWRS 13.5% , FOB St Lawrence; no. 1 CWRS 12.5%, 
FOB Vancouver, U.S. no.  2 HRW Ordinary; FOB Gulf; U.S.  no. 2 SRW, FOB Gulf; U.S. TN/AG/S/18 
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 COLUMN HEADING  D ATA ELEMENT  
no. 2 DNS 14%, FOB Lakes; U.S.  no. 2 WW, FOB Pacific NW. 
  Prices reported by IGC for Argentina and th e European market are indicative of traded 
prices during certain periods.  
European cereal export prices reported by IG C are net of export refunds/taxes and are mostly 
those established at tenders for free market stoc ks for export to various specified zones.  In 
some instances, prices are those set at export tenders for intervention stocks, with a fixed 
special refund/tax for a particular destinat ion, or under a common refund applicable to 
particular zones or all third countries. 
UNIT Price measurement unit, or index, used by sources and compilers/users, for 
example "US$/mt" or "€/100 kg".  In particular, the following should be noted:  
 ICCO ICCO's daily price for cocoa beans is expressed in SDRs per tonne as well as in US$/mt. 
 IGC IGC FOB export price quotations are converted  to US$ per metric ton using IMF exchange 
rates. 
 IMF IMF indices of market prices for commoditie s are compiled as period averages in terms of 
U.S. dollars and expressed using a 1995 = 100 ba se or, more recently, a 2000 = 100 base.   
TIME SERIES  "()-2004" means that data are available fo r long historical periods.  For example, 
ICO has coffee price data available as from 1965.  ICCO's website has a table 
giving prices for cocoa beans from 1971 onwards. 
"Oct/Nov to Apr/May" means that the available price information relates to those 
agricultural products that are subject to  price monitoring du ring the European 
import season from overseas countries.   
SOURCE  Original source of the pric e series, to the extent that it has been specifically 
identified in the documents consulted by the Secretariat. 
COMPILERS /USERS  Compilers and users of the price series (see also Section A above, in the main 
body of the text). 
  
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01 LIVE ANIMALS 179 12       
0101 Live horses, asses, mules and hinni es 20 4 ISL, JPN, NOR, CHE      
0102 Live bovine animals 47 10 BGR, CAN, HRV, EC, 
ISL, JPN, JOR, NOR, CHE, USA Live cattle (Australia) - Unit value of exports A$/head ()-2004 ABS ABARE 
0103 Live swine 29 8 BGR, HRV, EC, MKD, 
ISL, JPN, NOR, CHE      
0104 Live sheep and goats 23 8 BGR, CAN, EC, ISL, 
JOR, NOR, CHE, USA Live sheep (Australia) - Unit value of exports A$/head ()-2004 ABS ABARE 
0105 Live poultry, "fowls of the species Gallus 
domesticus", ducks, geese, turkeys, etc. 57 9 BGR, CAN, HRV, EC, 
ISL, NOR, PNG, CHE, 
USA      
0106 Other live animals 3 2 NOR, CHE      
02 MEAT AND EDIBLE MEAT OFFAL 988 16       
0201 Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled 76 10 BGR, HRV, EC, MKD, 
ISL, MDA, NOR, CHE, 
TPKM, USA Beef and veal (Australia), fresh, chilled, frozen - Unit 
value of exports A$/head ()-2004 ABS ABARE 
0202 Meat of bovine animals, frozen 78 10 BGR, HRV, EC, MKD, 
ISL, MDA, NOR, CHE, 
TPKM, USA Beef (All origins, mainly  Australia/New Zealand), 
frozen boneless, 85% visible lean cow meat, U.S. 
import price, FOB U.S. port of entry US cents/lb. ()-2004 The Yellow Sheet, 
The National 
Provisioner Daily 
Market and News Service, Chicago, 
Illinois IMF, UNCTAD 
CPB , World Bank 
         Beef (Australia), boneless, cow meat, CIF U.S.A. US$/mt 1989-2004 Meat & Livestock, 
Australia FAO 
         Beef (U.S.), utility  grade, all weights in New York, 
Chicago and San Francisco, mid-month US cents/lb. ()-2004 USDA IMF 
         Beef (Argentina), frozen - Export prices; and unit value 
of exports (index) US cents/lb. 
and index Yearly basis, 
since 1972 Government 
statistics IMF 
0203 Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or  frozen 146 10 BGR, HRV, EC, MKD, 
ISL, JPN, MDA, NOR, CHE, USA Swine meat (Iowa, U.S.), 51-52% (.8-.99 inches of 
backfat at measuring point) lean Hogs, USDA average base cost price of backfat measured at the tenth rib. US cents/lb. ()-2004 USDA IMF 
         Pigmeat (Australia) - Unit value of exports, FOB A$/kg ()-2004 ABS ABARE 
0204 Meat of sheep or go ats, fresh, chilled or 
frozen 118 9 CAN, HRV, EC, ISL, 
MDA, NOR, CHE, 
TPKM, USA Lamb (New Zealand), PL, frozen whole carcasses, 
wholesale price at Smithfield market, London US cents/kg 
or US 
cents/lb. ()-2004 National Business 
Review, Auckland, 
New Zealand IMF, World Bank 
         Lamb (Australia) - Unit value of exports, FOB A$/kg ()-2004 ABS ABARE 
         Mutton (Australia) - Unit value of exports, FOB A$/kg ()-2004 ABS ABARE 
0205 Meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, 
fresh, chilled or frozen 4 3 ISL, NOR, CHE      
0206 Edible offal of bovine animals, swine, 
sheep, goats, horses, asses, mules or 
hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen 49 5 EC, ISL, JPN, NOR, 
CHE       
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0207 Meat and edible offal of fowls (ducks, 
geese, turkeys and guinea fowls), fresh, 
chilled or frozen 360 14 BGR, CAN, HRV, EC, 
MKD, HTI, ISL, MEX, 
MDA, NOR, PNG, CHE, 
TPKM, USA Poultry (Georgia, U.S.), Georgia docks, ready-to-eat, 
whole body chicken, packed in ice, spot price. US cents/lb. ()-2004 USDA IMF 
         Poultry meat (Australia) - Unit value of exports, FOB A$/kg ()-2004 ABS ABARE 
0208 Meat and edible offal of rabbits, hares, 
pigeons and other animals, fresh, chilled or frozen 21 4 ISL, NOR, CHE, USA      
0209 Pig fat, free of lean meat, and poultry fat, 
fresh, chilled, frozen, sa lted, in brine, dried 
or smoked 23 9 BGR, CAN, HRV, EC, 
MKD, ISL, MEX, NOR, CHE      
0210 Meat and edible offal, salted, in brine, 
dried or smoked; etc. 113 11 BGR, CAN, HRV, EC, 
ISL, JPN, MYS, NOR, CHE, TPKM, USA      
04 DAIRY PRODUCE 763 20       
0401 Milk and cream, not concentrated nor 
containing added sugar or other 
sweetening matter 68 11 CAN, HRV, EC, MKD, 
ISL, JPN, MYS, NOR, 
CHE, TPKM, USA      
0402 Milk and cream, concentrated or 
containing added sugar or other 
sweetening matter 128 12 CAN, HRV, EC, ISL, 
JPN, MYS, MEX, NOR, 
LKA, CHE, TPKM, USASkimmed Milk Powder - SMP (Australia) - Average 
export unit value A$/mt ()-2004 ABARE ABARE 
         SMP (New Zealand) - Indicative mid-point of daily 
export prices, FOB  US$/mt ()-2004 USDA FAO 
         Whole Milk Powd er - WMP (Australia) - Average 
export unit value A$/mt ()-2004 ABARE ABARE 
         WMP (New Zealand) - Indicative mid-point of daily 
export prices, FOB US$/mt ()-2004 USDA FAO 
         WMP, FOB Northern Europe, estimated upper and 
lower ranges US$/mt ()-2004 USDA/FAS USDA/FAS 
0403 Buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, 
yogurt, képhir and other fermented or 
acidified milk and cream, etc.  111 10 CAN, HRV, EC, ISL, 
JPN, MYS, NOR, CHE, 
TPKM, USA      
0404 Whey, etc. 62 9 CAN, HRV, EC, ISL, 
JPN, MYS, NOR, CHE, USA      
0405 Butter, incl. dehydrated butter and ghee, 
etc. 69 13 BGR, CAN, HRV, EC, 
ISL, JPN, MYS, MEX, MDA, NOR, CHE, THA, 
USA Butter 82% - World market prices, FOB EU US$/mt or 
€/mt  ()-2004 OW, Hamburg OWSU 
         Butter (Australia) - Average export unit value; and FOB 
export price quotations A$/mt ()-2004 ABARE ABARE 
         Butter (New Zealand) - Unit value of exports; and 
wholesale prices US cents/lb.; 
and indices ()-2004 Government 
statistics IMF 
         Butter (New Zealand) - Indicative mid-point of daily 
export prices, FOB New Zealand US$/mt ()-2004 USDA FAO  
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         Butter, FOB Northern Europe, estimated upper and 
lower ranges US$/mt ()-2004 USDA/FAS USDA/FAS 
0406 Cheese and curd 241 12 AUS, CAN, HRV, EC, 
MKD, HTI, ISL, MEX, 
NOR, CHE, THA, USA Cheddar Cheese (New Zealand) - Indicative mid-point 
of daily export prices, FOB New Zealand US$/mt ()-2004 USDA FAO 
         Cheese (Australia) - Average export unit value; and 
FOB export price quotations A$/mt ()-2004 ABARE ABARE 
         Cheese, FOB Northern Europe, estimated upper and 
lower ranges US$/mt ()-2004 USDA/FAS USDA/FAS 
0407 Birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or 
cooked 21 9 BGR, CAN, HRV, EC, 
ISL, NOR, PNG, CHE, 
USA      
0408 Birds' eggs, not in shell, and egg yolks, 
fresh, dried, cooked etc. 51 10 BGR, CAN, HRV, EC, 
ISL, JPN, MYS, NOR, 
CHE, USA      
0409 Natural honey 9 8 CAN, HRV, KOR, MYS, 
NOR, CHE, THA, USA      
0410 Turtles' eggs, birds' nests and other edible 
products of animal origin, n.e.s. 3 3 ISL, MYS, NOR      
05 PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN 
N.E.S. 21 4       
0502 Pigs', hogs' or boars' bristles and hair; 
badger hair and other brush making hair; 
etc. 1 1 USA      
0503 Horsehair and horsehair waste, whether or 
not put up as a layer, etc. 2 1 CHE      
0504 Guts, bladders and stomachs of animals, 
whole and pieces thereof, fresh, chilled, 
frozen, etc. 3 2 ISR, CHE      
0505 Skins and other parts of birds, with their 
feathers or down, feathers and parts of 
feathers, etc. 1 1 CHE      
0506 Bones and horn-cores and their powder 
and waste, unworked, defatted, etc. 1 1 NOR      
0507 Ivory, tortoise-shell, whalebone and 
whalebone hair, horns, etc. 1 1 CHE      
0508 Coral and similar materials, shells,  etc. 1 1 CHE      
0511 Animal products n.e.s; 11 2 NOR, CHE       
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06 LIVE TREES AND OTHER PLANTS 104 5       
0601 Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, 
crowns and rhizomes, etc. 18 5 ISL, MYS, NOR, CHE, 
USA      
0602 Live plants incl. their roots, cuttings and 
slips; mushroom spawn (excl. bulbs, 
tubers, etc.) 51 4 ISL, NOR, CHE, USA Plants, European Markets, several varieties - Indicative 
average prices obtained by importers from wholesalers, 
minus import duties and taxes, quotations at Holland 
Aalsmeer auction € cent/plant, 
or € 
cents/cane, or 
€ cent/tip ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS ITC 
          € cent/plant, 
or € 
cents/cane, or € cent/tip    
0603 Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind 
suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, etc. 21 3 ISL, NOR, CHE Cut  Flowers (sever al varieties), European Markets  - 
Indicative average prices, highest and lowest of quotations at two major auctions: Holland Aalsmeer, 
and Flower Auction Flora, The Netherlands. € cent/stem ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS ITC 
         Cut Flowers, several varieties (Australia, Brazil, 
Colombia, Costra Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Egypt, 
Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guatemala,  Kenya, Israel, Mauritius, Peru, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, U.S., 
Zambia, Zimbabwe), selling prices of importers in EC 
markets and Norway, Switzerland, to the wholesalers in those markets, minus the importers' taxes and duties € cent/stem ()-2004 Importers in 
selected European 
markets MNS ITC 
         Cut  Flowers (several varieties from Australia, France, 
Haiti, Israel, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, U.S., Zimbabwe), Asian 
Markets - Indicative average prices, highest, and lowest, 
of quotations at two Toky o auctions: Flower Auction 
Tokyo, and OTA Floriculture Auction. Yen/stem ()-2004 Wholesale Market 
Flower Division (Tokyo) MNS ITC 
         Cut  Flowers (several varieties, from Australia, 
Colombia, Haiti, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, U.S.), Asian Markets - Indicative 
average prices, highest, and lowest, of quotations at two 
Osaka auctions: Tsurumi Kaki Co. Ltd. and Naniwa Flower Auction Co. Ltd. Yen/stem ()-2004 Tsurumi Kaki Co. 
Ltd. (Flower Wholesale Market, 
Osaka) MNS ITC 
         Cut  Flowers (several varieties, from Australia, China, 
Colombia, India, Israel, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, South Africa, Taiwan, Vietnam) - 
Singapore wholesale market, indicative prices (high, 
low) US$/stem ()-2004 Importers in 
Singapore MNS ITC 
0604 Foliage, branches and other parts of plants, 
without flowers or flower buds, etc. 14 3 ISL, NOR, CHE      
07 EDIBLE VEGETABLES 843 18       
0701 Potatoes, fresh or chilled 20 7 CAN, HRV, ISL, MEX, 
NOR, CHE, USA       
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0702 Tomatoes, fresh or chilled 35 11 BGR, CAN, HRV, EC, 
MKD, ISL, MYS, NOR, 
CHE, THA, USA Tomato, Cherry (Israel, Moro cco), all pre-packed, by 
air/truck, to seleted EC markets. €/pack Oct/Nov to 
Apr/May MNS ITC MNS ITC 
0703 Onions, shallots, garlic, leeks and other 
alliaceous vegetables, fresh or chilled 54 10 CAN, HRV, MKD, ISL, 
KOR, NOR, CHE, TPKM, THA, USA Garlic (Zimbabwe),  Dutch market. €/various pack 
sizes Oct/Nov to 
Apr/May MNS ITC MNS ITC 
0704 Cabbages, cauliflowers , kohlrabi, kale and 
similar edible brassicas, fresh or chilled 89 11 BGR, CAN, HRV, EC, 
MKD, ISL, MYS, NOR, 
CHE, THA, USA Mini cabbages (South Africa), all pre-packed, to 
Denmark and Sweden. €/various pack 
sizes Oct/Nov to 
Apr/May MNS ITC MNS ITC 
0705 Lettuce "Lactuca sativa" and chicory 
"Cichorium spp.", fresh or chilled 94 9 CAN, HRV, EC, ISL, 
MYS, NOR, CHE, THA, 
USA      
0706 Carrots, turnips, salad beetroot, salsify, 
celeriac, radishes and similar edible roots, 
fresh or chilled 55 8 CAN, HRV, ISL, MYS, 
NOR, CHE, THA, USA Mini turnips (South Africa), all pre-packed, to Denmark 
and Sweden. €/various pack 
sizes Oct/Nov to 
Apr/May MNS ITC MNS ITC 
0707 Cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled 41 11 BGR, CAN, HRV, EC, 
MKD, ISL, MYS, NOR, 
CHE, THA, USA Concombre Africain (Ecuador, New Zealand, South 
Afirca), Size 8', to Denmark, Holland, Switzerland €/various pack 
sizes Oct/Nov to 
Apr/May MNS ITC MNS ITC 
         Pepino (Ecuador, Peru), Size 20'-25', to selected EC 
markets €/various pack 
sizes Oct/Nov to 
Apr/May MNS ITC MNS ITC 
0708 Leguminous vegetables, shelled or 
unshelled, fresh or chilled 51 7 CAN, EC, MYS, NOR, 
CHE, THA, USA Beans, (Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, Senegal), several 
varieties, pre-packed, to EC markets €/various pack 
sizes Oct/Nov to 
Apr/May MNS ITC MNS ITC 
         Snow Peas, (Kenya, Guatemala, Zambia, Zimbabwe), 
several varieties, pre-packed, to EC markets. €/various pack 
sizes Oct/Nov to 
Apr/May MNS ITC MNS ITC 
0709 Other vegetables, fresh or chilled (excl. 
potatoes, tomatoes, etc.) 133 12 CAN, HRV, EC, MKD, 
ISL, KOR, MYS, NOR, CHE, THA, USA, ZWE Asparagus, (Argentina, Chile , Peru, Thailand), several 
varieties, pre-packed, to EC and Switzerland €/various pack 
sizes Oct/Nov to 
Apr/May MNS ITC MNS ITC 
         Mini Aubergines (T hailand), all pre-packed, to selected 
EC markets. €/carton of 3 
kg Oct/Nov to 
Apr/May MNS ITC MNS ITC 
         Mini Courgettes (Kenya), all pre-packed, to Denmark. €/6-pack Oct/Nov to 
Apr/May MNS ITC MNS ITC 
         Okra (Brazil, Kenya, Mexico, Pakistan, Thailand),  pre-
packed, to selected EC markets and to Switzerland. €/various pack 
sizes Oct/Nov to 
Apr/May MNS ITC MNS ITC 
0710 Vegetables, uncooke d or cooked by 
steaming or boiling in water, frozen 57 7 EC, ISL, KOR, NOR, 
CHE, TPKM, USA      
0711 Vegetables provisionally  preserved, e.g. by 
sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, etc. 33 7 EC, ISL, KOR, NOR, 
CHE, USA, ZWE      
0712 Dried vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, 
broken or in powder, but not further 
prepared 42 10 EC, HTI, ISL, JPN, 
KOR, MYS, NOR, CHE, 
TPKM, USA Onion powder, onion flakes - Market  prices in Europe US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS ITC 
0713 Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled, 
whether or not skinned or split 113 9 CAN, JPN, MYS, MEX, 
NOR, LKA, CHE, 
TPKM, USA      
0714 Roots and tubers of manioc, with high 
starch or inulin content, fresh, chilled, 
frozen or dried, etc. 26 6 EC, KOR, MYS, NOR, 
CHE, THA Sweet Potatoes (Brazil, Egyp t, Israel, South Africa),  
various sizes, by sea/truck, to EC markets and 
Switzerland  €/various pack 
sizes Oct/Nov to 
Apr/May MNS ITC MNS ITC  
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08 EDIBLE FRUIT AND NUTS 520 16       
0801 Coconuts, Brazil nuts and cashew nuts, 
fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or 
peeled 9 4 MYS, CHE, TPKM, 
THA      
0802 Other nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not 
shelled or peeled (excl. coconuts, Brazil 
nuts and cashew nuts) 62 7 IND, KOR, NOR, CHE, 
TPKM, THA, USA      
0803 Bananas, incl. plantains, fresh or dried 12 6 EC, MKD, JOR, MYS, 
CHE, THA Bananas (Central & South American), major brands, 
CIF Hamburg US$/mt ()-2004 World Bank FAO, World Bank 
         Bananas (Central America), estimated price for EFTA 
markets, FOB Hamburg €/mt  FAO FAO 
         Bananas (Central  America and Ecuador) first class 
quality tropical pack, Chiqu ita, Dole and Del Monte, 
U.S. importer's price FOB U.S. ports US cents/lb. 
or US$/mt ()-2004 Sopisco News , 
Guayaquil  FAO, IMF, 
UNCTAD  CPB , 
World Bank 
         Apple Banana (ban anito), (Colombia and Ecuador), by 
sea, to EC and Switzerland €/various pack 
sizes Oct/Nov to 
Apr/May MNS ITC MNS ITC 
         Plantains (Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador), by sea/air, 
to EC markets and Switzerland €/pack Oct/Nov to 
Apr/May MNS ITC MNS ITC 
0804 Dates, figs, pineappl es, avocados, guavas, 
mangoes and mangosteens, fresh or dried 32 5 MYS, NOR, CHE, THA, 
USA Avocados, (Chile, Israel),  several varieties, 4 kg-
cartons, sea or truck-lorry, to EC markets €/various pack 
sizes Oct/Nov to 
Apr/May MNS ITC MNS ITC 
         Cactus Figs, (Colombia, South Africa), pre-packed, 
Swedish and Swiss markets €/various pack 
sizes Oct/Nov to 
Apr/May MNS ITC MNS ITC 
         Dates (Israel, Jordan, Tunisia, U.S.), pre-packed, to EC 
markets. €/various pack 
sizes Oct/Nov to 
Apr/May MNS ITC MNS ITC 
         Figs (Argentina, Br azil, Israel), pre-packed, to EC 
markets and Switzerland. €/various pack 
sizes Oct/Nov to 
Apr/May MNS ITC MNS ITC 
         Guava (Brazil), pre-packed, to EC markets and 
Switzerland. €/various pack 
sizes Oct/Nov to 
Apr/May MNS ITC MNS ITC 
         Mangoes (Australia , Brazil, Ecuador, Peru,), several 
varieties/sizes, pre-packed, by sea/air/truck, to selected EC markets and Switzerland. €/various pack 
sizes Oct/Nov to 
Apr/May MNS ITC MNS ITC 
         Pineapples (Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, 
Guatemala, Honduras, Mauritius, Panama, Reunion, South Africa), several varieties/sizes, pre-packed, by 
sea/air, to selected EC markets and Switzerland. €/various pack 
sizes Oct/Nov to 
Apr/May MNS ITC MNS ITC 
0805 Citrus fruit, fresh or dried 81 10 BGR, HRV, EC, MKD, 
MYS, NOR, LKA, CHE, 
THA, USA Oranges (Mediterranean exporters) navel, EEC 
indicative import price, CIF Paris US$/mt ()-2004 FruiTROP and 
World Bank IMF, World Bank 
         Kumquat (Israel), pre-packed, to EC markets and 
Switzerland. €/pack Oct/Nov to 
Apr/May MNS ITC MNS ITC 
         Lime (Brazil, Mexico), various sizes, pre-packed, by 
sea or by air, to EC markets; to Switzerland. €/pack Oct/Nov to 
Apr/May MNS ITC MNS ITC 
         Limquat (Israel), pre-packed, to Belgium and Holland. €/pack Oct/Nov to 
Apr/May MNS ITC MNS ITC  
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0806 Grapes, fresh or dried 23 11 CAN, HRV, EC, HTI, 
JOR, NOR, LKA, CHE, 
TPKM, THA, USA Grapes (Brazil, Chile, Peru, Namibia, South Africa), 
pre-packed, by sea/truck, to EC markets and 
Switzerland  €/pack Oct/Nov to 
Apr/May MNS ITC MNS ITC 
0807 Melons, incl. watermelons, and papaws 
"papayas", fresh 11 5 HRV, MYS, NOR, CHE, 
THA Melon (Brazil, Ecuador, Egypt, Israel, Morocco), pre-
packed, by sea/truck, to EC markets and Switzerland.  €/various pack 
sizes Oct/Nov to 
Apr/May MNS ITC MNS ITC 
         Papaya (Brazil, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Jamaica, 
Malaysia, Thailand), Form osa, Golden and Solo 
varieties, pre-packed, by sea/truck, to EC markets and 
Switzerland.  €/various pack 
sizes Oct/Nov to 
Apr/May MNS ITC MNS ITC 
0808 Apples, pears and quinces, fresh 63 11 BGR, CAN, HRV, EC, 
HTI, JOR, NOR, CHE, 
TPKM, THA, USA Asian Pear (China), 2 varieties, to selected EC markets. €/various pack 
sizes Oct/Nov to 
Apr/May MNS ITC MNS ITC 
0809 Apricots, cherries, p eaches incl. nectarines, 
plums and sloes, fresh 71 9 BGR, CAN, HRV, EC, 
MYS, NOR, CHE, THA, 
USA Apricots, (Chile and South Africa), by air or by sea, to 
EC and Switzerland €/various pack 
sizes Oct/Nov to 
Apr/May MNS ITC MNS ITC 
         Cherries (Argentina, Ch ile), to EC markets. €/various pack 
sizes Oct/Nov to 
Apr/May MNS ITC MNS ITC 
         Nectarines (Argentina , South Africa), by sea/air, to EC 
markets and Switzerland. €/various pack 
sizes Oct/Nov to 
Apr/May MNS ITC MNS ITC 
         Peaches (Argentin a, South Africa), pre-packed, by 
sea/air, to selected EC markets.  €/various pack 
sizes Oct/Nov to 
Apr/May MNS ITC MNS ITC 
         Plums (South Africa, Zimbabwe), several varieties, pre-
packed, by sea/air, to selected EC markets and 
Switzerland.  €/various pack 
sizes Oct/Nov to 
Apr/May MNS ITC MNS ITC 
0810 Other edible fruit, fresh (excl. nuts, 
bananas, etc.) 59 10 BGR, CAN, HRV, EC, 
KOR, MYS, NOR, CHE, THA, USA Blackberries, (Chile, Colombia, Mexico), several 
varieties, pre-packed, to EC markets and Switzerland €/various pack 
sizes Oct/Nov to 
Apr/May MNS ITC MNS ITC 
         Blueberries, (Argentina, Chile, New Zealand), several 
varieties, pre-packed, by sea to EC markets; and to 
Switzerland €/various pack 
sizes Oct/Nov to 
Apr/May MNS ITC MNS ITC 
         Strawberries (Egypt, Israel, U.A.E.), pre-packed, to EC 
markets and to Switzerland €/various pack 
sizes Oct/Nov to 
Apr/May MNS ITC MNS ITC 
         Kiwi, (New Zealand), several sizes, pre-packed in 
cartons, by sea to selected EC markets. €/various pack 
sizes Oct/Nov to 
Apr/May  MNS ITC MNS ITC 
         Lychees (Brazil, Mauritius, Madagascar, Thailand), 
several varieties, pre-packed, by sea to selected EC markets; by air to Switzerland. €/various pack 
sizes Oct/Nov to 
Apr/May MNS ITC MNS ITC 
0811 Fruit and nuts, uncooked or cooked by 
steaming or boiling in water, frozen 25 7 CAN, EC, MYS, NOR, 
CHE, THA, USA      
0812 Fruit and nuts, provisionally preserved, 
e.g. by sulphur dioxide gas, ... in other preservative solutions 20 7 CAN, MYS, NOR, CHE, 
TPKM, THA, USA      
0813 Dried apricots, prunes, apples, peaches, 
pears, papaws "papayas", tamarinds and other edible fruits, and mixtures, etc. 48 8 HTI, KOR, MYS, NOR, 
CHE, TPKM, THA, USA      
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0814 Peel of citrus fruit or melons, incl. 
watermelons, fresh, frozen, dried or 
provisionally preserved  4 3 MYS, THA, USA      
09 COFFEE, TEA, MATE AND SPICES 101 10       
0901 Coffee, whether or not roasted or 
decaffeinated; coffee husks and skins; coffee substitutes  19 5 BRN, CAN, NOR, CHE, 
USA Colombian Mild Arabicas, Colombian Excelso 
("Colombian Mams" prior to October 2001), UGQ, screen size 14, ex-dock New York US cents/lb. ()-2004 ICO IMF, UNCTAD CPB  
        Brazilian and "Other  Natural Arabicas" ("Unwashed 
Arabicas"  prior to October 2001), ex-dock, Santos no.4US cents/lb. ()-2004 ICO IMF, UNCTAD CPB  
        Coffee (Brazil) - Export unit value index; and wholesale 
price index Indices ()-2004 Government 
statistics IMF 
     Other Mild Arabicas, El Salvador Central Standard, 
Guatemala Prime Washed, Mexico Prime Washed, and 
since Ocrober 2001 Costa Rica Prime Bean, ex-dock New York, prompt shipment US cents/lb. ()-2004 ICO IMF, UNCTAD CPB  
     Other Mild Arabicas, El Salvador Strictly High Grown, 
Guatemala Hard Bean, Nicaragua Strictly High Grown, 
and Costa Rica Hard Bean, ex-dock Bremen/Hamburg US cents/lb. as from October 
2001 ICO UNCTAD CPB 
         Other Mild Arabic as - ICO indicator price, average 
New York and Bremen/Hamburg markets, ex-dock US cents/kg 
or US 
cents/lb. ()-2004 ICO UNCTAD CPB , 
World Bank 
     Robustas, Côte d'Ivoire Superior Grade 2, Cameroon 
Superior Grade 1, Central African Republic Superior 
50% min sieve 16, Madagascar Superior Grade 2,  ex-
dock Le Havre/Marseille US cents/kg prior to October 
2001 ICO UNCTAD CPB  
     Robustas, Côte d'Ivoire Grade 2, Cameroon Grade 1, 
Indonesia EK Grade 4, Uganda Standard, Vietnam Grade 2, ex-dock Le Havre/Marseille US cents/kg as from October 
2001 ICO UNCTAD CPB  
     Robustas, Angola Ambriz 2BB, Uganda Standard, ex-
dock New York US cents/kg prior to October 
2001 ICO IMF, UNCTAD CPB  
     Robustas, Côte d'Ivoire Grade 2, Uganda Standard, 
Indonesia EK Grade 4, Vietnam Grade 2, ex-dock New 
York, US cents/kg as from October 
2001 ICO UNCTAD CPB  
         Robusta - ICO indicator price, average of New York 
and Le Havre/Marseille markets, ex-dock US cents/kg ()-2004 ICO World Bank 
     Composite ICA indicator price 1976: arithmetic mean 
of Other Mild Arabicas, ex-dock New York; and 
Robustas, ex-dock New York US cents/kg prior to October 
2001 ICO UNCTAD CPB  
     Composite ICA indicator price 1979: arithmetic mean 
of Other Mild Arabicas, ex-dock New York (75%) and ex-dock Bremen/Hamburg (25%); and Robustas, ex-dock New York (60%) and ex-dock Le Havre/Marseille 
(40%) US cents/kg prior to October 
2001 ICO UNCTAD CPB   
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     Composite ICA indicator price 2001: weighted as 15% 
Colombian milds (30% NY/70% Bremen/Hamburg); 
30% Other Mild Arabicas (40% NY/60% 
Hamburg/Bremen); 20% Brazilian Naturals (80% NY/20% Hamburg/Bremen); 35% Robustas (25% 
NY/75% Le Havre/Marseille) US cents/kg as from October 
2001 ICO UNCTAD CPB  
     Composite ICA indicator price 2003: weighted as 13% 
Colombian milds (40% NY/60% Germany); 27% Other Mild Arabicas (50% NY/50% Germany); 25% Brazilian 
Naturals (20% NY/80% Germany); 35% Robustas 
(20% NY/80% France) US cents/kg as from October 
2003 ICO UNCTAD CPB  
     Coffee, ICO daily price, av erage of week US cents/lb.  ICO FAO 
0902 Tea, whether or not flavoured 8 1 BRN Tea, average three auctions, arithmetic average of 
quotations at Kolkata, Colombo and Mombasa/Nairobi. US cents/kg ()-2004 International Tea 
Committee, 
London World Bank 
         Tea (Sri Lanka), Colombo auctions, all tea, arithmetic 
average of weekly quotes. US cents/kg 2002-2004 International Tea 
Committee, 
London World Bank 
         Tea (Sri Lanka) - Expor t unit value index Index ()-2004 Government 
statistics IMF 
         Tea (Kolkata auctions), leaf, include excise duty, 
arithmetic average of weekly quotes. US cents/kg 2002-2004 International Tea 
Committee, 
London World Bank 
         Tea (Mombasa/Nairobi auctions), all grades of tea of 
African (11 countries) origin, arithmetic average of 
weekly quotes. US cents/kg 1989-2004 International Tea 
Committee, 
London FAO, World Bank 
         Kenyan Tea, (Mombasa auction prices), Best Pekoe 
Fannings 1; replaces London auction prices beginning 
July 1998. US cents/kg 1998-2004 International Tea 
Committee, 
London IMF, UNCTAD CPB  
0903 Mate 1 1 THA      
0904 Pepper of the genus Piper; dried or crushed 
or ground fruits etc. 13 7 HTI, KOR, CHE, TPKM, 
THA, USA, ZWE White Sarawak/Muntok Pe pper (Singapore), Fair 
Average Quality (FAQ), spot London.  Prior to January 2003, White Sarawak, FAQ, closing quotations 
Singapore market, main European ports US$/mt; and 
US cents/lb. ()-2004 Pepper Marketing 
Board, Malaysia;  
The Public Ledger ; 
prior to January 
2003 MNS  ITC. IMF, MNS  ITC, 
UNCTAD CPB  
         White Pepper (China), Haikou Grade, FOB  US$/mt ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Black Pepper (Malaysia), average U.S. wholesale price, 
bagged, carlots, FOB New York - Average of daily 
quotations. US$/mt; and 
US cents/lb. ()-2004 Government 
statistics IMF 
         Black Pepper (India), American Spice Trade 
Association (ASTA) Grade, FOB  US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Black Pepper (Indonesia), ASTA Grade, FOB  US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Black Pepper (Malaysia), ASTA Grade, FOB  US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
0905 Vanilla 1 1 THA      
0906 Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers 3 2 CHE, THA Cinnamon, Sri Lanka C5 SP - Market price in Japan US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Cinnamon, Sri Lanka C5 cut - Market price in Europe US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC  
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         Cinnamon, Ceylon H2 - Market price in U.S. market US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
0907 Cloves, whole fruit, cloves and stems 2 2 HTI, THA Cl oves, Sri Lanka (hand-picked); or from Zanzibar - 
Market prices for both categories,  in U.S. market US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Cloves, Indonesia stems - Market price in U.S. market US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Cloves, Madagascar or Zanzibar origin - Market prices 
for both categories,  in Japan US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Cloves, Comores and Madagascar - Market price in 
Europe US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
0908 Nutmeg, mace and cardamoms 7 3 CHE, THA, USA Cardamom , Fancy Green - Market price in U.S. market US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Cardamom, Mixed Green - Market price in U.S. market US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Cardamom, India AGS1 Grade or India AGS Grade -  
Market prices for each grade, in Japan US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Cardamom, Mixed Yellow Quality - Market price in 
Europe US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Mace, Siauw no.2 siftings - Market price in U.S. market US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Mace, Siauw Whole - Market price in Japan US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Mace, Indonesia; and Grenada - Market prices in 
Europe for each grade US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Nutmeg, market pri ces in U.S. market for two grades: 
West Indies Whole, and East Indies Cracked  US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Nutmeg, market pri ces in Europe for two grades: West 
Indies 110's and Indonesian SS US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Nutmeg, Indonesia 110's - Market price in Japan  US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
0909 Seeds of anis, badian, fennel, coriander, 
cumin or caraway; juniper berries 21 4 NOR, CHE, THA, ZWE Aniseed, Whole Ch ina Star Grade, or Turkish - Market 
prices for each grade, in U.S. market US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Aniseed, Syrian 1%  FAQ - Market price in European 
market US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Caraway, Canadian, Dutch - Market prices for each 
origin,  in U.S. market US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Caraway, FAQ or Dutch - Market prices for each grade, 
in European market US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Coriander, Bulgarian, Canadian - Market prices for 
each origin, in U.S. market US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Coriander, 98%, East European - Market price in 
European market US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Cumin, Indian, Syri an, Turkish - Market prices for each 
grade/origin, in U.S. market US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Cumin, Indian - Mark et prices for each grade/origin, in 
Japan US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Cumin, Syrian 99%, Turkish 98%- Market prices for 
each grade in Europe US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Fennel, market prices in U.S. market for 4 grades: 
Fancy, Egyptian, Indian, and ASTA US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Fennel, Indian - Market price in Japan US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC  
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         Fennel, Egypt 99% and Indian 99% - Market prices in 
Europe for both grades. US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
0910 Ginger, saffron, turmeric "curcuma", 
thyme, bay leaves, curry and other spices  26 6 KOR, NOR, CHE, THA, 
USA, ZWE Ginger, market prices in U.S. market for 4 grades: 
Cochin, Chinese sliced, Ch inese peeled, Nigerian US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Ginger, market prices in Japan for 3 grades: Cochin, 
Chinese sliced, Chinese whole US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Ginger, market prices in Europe for 4 grades: Cochin, 
Chinese sliced, Chines e peeled, Nigerian US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Ginger (Brazil, China, Thailand), pre-packed, by sea, to 
EC markets; and to Switzerland. €/various pack 
sizes Oct/Nov to 
Apr/May  MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Turmeric, market prices in U.S. market for 3 grades: 
Alleppey 5.5 Circumin, Alle ppey 5.0 Circumin, Indian 
Ground. US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Turmeric, market pr ices in Japan for 3 grades: Alleppey 
Fingers, Madras Fingers, Indian Rajapuri US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Turmeric, Madras Fingers , market prices in Europe US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Paprika, market pr ices in U.S. market for 4 grades: 
Spanish 120 ASTA, Spanish Visual, Hungarian 120 
ASTA, South Africa 120 ASTA US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Paprika, market pri ces in Europe for 2 grades: Spanish 
80 ASTA, and Hungarian 100 ASTA US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Pimento, Mexico, Guatemala and Jamaica origins - 
Market prices in U.S. market US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Pimento, Mexico and Jamaica origins - Market prices in 
Japan US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Pimento, Mexico, Guatemala and Jamaica origins - 
Market prices in Europe US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Basil, Egyptian FAQ and Egyptian Extra Fancy - 
Market prices in U.S. US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Basil, Egyptian Larg e Cut and Egyptian Fines - Market 
prices in Europe US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Bay leaves, Turkish Fancy and Turkish Semi Select - 
Market prices in U.S. market US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Bay leaves, FAQ and HPS - Market prices in Europe 
for both grades US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Marjoram, Egypt Fancy - Market prices in U.S. market US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Marjoram, Egyptian - Market prices in Europe US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Oregano, Turkish 30 meshes Ex Fancy; Turkish FAQ; 
Turkish 30 meshes Fancy - Market prices in U.S. market for each of the three grades US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Oregano, Turkish - Market prices in Europe US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Saffron, Spanish - Market prices in U.S. market US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Thyme, Spanish,  Spanish Extra Fancy, Moroccan - 
Market prices in U.S. market for each grade. US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC  
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10 CEREALS 202 12       
1001 Wheat and meslin 29 9 CAN, HRV, EC, MKD, 
JPN, MEX, NOR, CHE, 
USA Wheat (Argentina), Trigo Pan (Bread Wheat) Upriver, 
FOB - Average export price quotation US$/mt ()-2004 IGC FAO, UNCTAD 
CPB  
         Wheat (Argentina), export price; and export unit value US$/bushel; 
and index ()-2004 Government 
statistics IMF 
         Wheat (Australia) - Export (including re-exports) price; 
export unit value; and Sydney wholesale prices (1972-
1998) US$/bushel; 
and indices ()-2004 ABS. AWB Ltd. ABARE, IMF 
         Wheat (Australia) - Australian Standard White (ASW), 
weekly quotation, nearest shipment position FOB  US$/mt ()-2004 AWB Ltd. ABARE, IGC 
         Wheat (Australia) - Prime Hard (APH) 14%, weekly 
export quotation, nearest shipment position FOB  US$/mt ()-2004 AWB Ltd. IGC 
         Wheat (Canadian), no. 1, Western Red Spring (CWRS) 
13.5%,  FOB St. Lawrence (weekly export quotation) US$/mt ()-2004 CWB  IGC, World Bank 
         Wheat (Canadian), no. 1, Western Red Spring (CWRS) 
12.5%, FOB Vancouver (weekly export quotation) US$/mt ()-2004 IGC estimate IGC, USDA 
         Feed Wheat (Canadian), FOB St. Lawrence  US$/mt ()-2004 CWB  IGC 
         Wheat (Canadian), no. 1 Western Amber Durum, 
(CWAD) FOB St. Lawrence US$/mt ()-2004 CWB  IGC 
         Wheat (Canadian), CWAD, C&F Japan - As fixed at 
tenders held by Food Agency/MAFF US$/mt ()-2004 CWB  IGC 
         Wheat (France), Grade 2, FOB Rouen (min prices or 
price ranges at weekly "free market" tenders US$/mt; and 
€/mt ()-2004 IGC IGC 
         Wheat (France), Feed Grade, FOB Rouen (min prices or 
price ranges at weekly "free market" tenders US$/mt; and 
€/mt ()-2004 IGC IGC 
         Wheat (Germany), B Quality, FOB Baltic (min prices 
or price ranges at weekly "free market" tenders US$/mt ()-2004 IGC IGC 
         Wheat (U.K.), Feed, FOB Eastern (min prices or price 
ranges at weekly "free market" tenders US$/mt ()-2004 IGC IGC 
         Wheat (U.S.), no. 1, Hard Red Winter (HRW), Ordinary 
protein, FOB Gulf (prompt shipment) US$/bushel ()-2004 USDA, Grain and 
Feed Market News , 
Washington D.C. IMF 
         Wheat (U.S.), no. 2 HRW, Ordinary protein, FOB Gulf 
(prompt, or 30 days, shipment) US$/mt ()-2004 USDA FAO, IGC, 
UNCTAD CPB , 
World Bank 
         Wheat (U.S.), no. 2 HRW, 11.5%, FOB Pacific US$/mt ()-2004 USDA FAO, IGC, 
UNCTAD CPB , 
World Bank 
         Wheat (U.S.), no. 2 Soft Red Winter (SRW), FOB Gulf, 
for prompt or 30 days shipment US$/mt ()-2004 USDA FAO, IGC, OW 
Hamburg, World 
Bank 
         Wheat (U.S.), no. 2 Western White (WW), FOB Pacific 
NW  US$/mt ()-2004 USDA IGC  
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         Wheat (U.S.), no. 2 Dark Northern Spring (DNS) 14%, 
FOB Lakehead US$/mt ()-2004 USDA IGC 
         Wheat (U.S.), no. 2 DNS 14%, FOB Pacific NW US$/mt ()-2004 USDA IGC 
         Wheat (U.S.), no. 2 DNS 14%, FOB Gulf US$/mt ()-2004 USDA IGC 
         Wheat (U.S.), no. 1 Hard Amber Durum (HAD), FOB 
Lakes US$/mt ()-2004 USDA IGC 
         Wheat (U.S.), no. 2 HAD, FOB Gulf US$/mt ()-2004 USDA IGC 
         Wheat (Australia) ASW -  import prices C&F Japan, as 
fixed at tenders held by the Food Agency/MAFF US$/mt ()-2004 IGC IGC 
         Wheat (Canada) CWRS no. 1, 13.5% -  import prices 
C&F Japan, as fixed at tenders held by the Food 
Agency/MAFF US$/mt ()-2004 IGC IGC 
         Wheat (U.S.) no. 2 DNS 14% -  import prices C&F 
Japan, as fixed at te nders held by the Food 
Agency/MAFF US$/mt ()-2004 IGC IGC 
         Wheat (U.S.) no. 2 HRW 13% -  import prices C&F 
Japan, as fixed at te nders held by the Food 
Agency/MAFF US$/mt ()-2004 IGC IGC 
         Wheat (U.S.) no.2 HRW Ordinary -  import prices C&F 
Japan, as fixed at te nders held by the Food 
Agency/MAFF US$/mt ()-2004 IGC IGC 
         Wheat (U.S.), no. 2 DNS 14%, CIF Rotterdam US$/mt ()-2004 USDA IGC 
         Wheat (U.S.) no.2 WW -  import prices C&F Japan, as 
fixed at tenders held by the Food Agency/MAFF US$/mt ()-2004 IGC IGC 
         IGC Wheat Price Index, weekly, monthly and yearly 
averages (See technical notes) Index, 
July/Dec 1986 
= 1000 1972/73-
2003/04 IGC FAO 
         FAO Wheat Price Index Index, 
1997/98-
1999/00 = 1000 ()-2004 Based on IGC 
index above FAO 
1002 Rye 9 4 BGR, EC, NOR, CHE Rye (EU) - Intervention export tender, FOB quotation 
(min price, or price range, at weekly "free market" tenders, net of export restitutions or taxes) US$/mt ()-2004 IGC IGC 
1003 Barley 25 10 BGR, CAN, HRV, EC, 
JPN, KOR, MEX, NOR, 
CHE, USA Barley (Canada), Canadian no.1 Western Barley, spot 
price, Winnipeg Commodity Exchange US$/mt ()-2004 Winnipeg 
Commodity 
Exchange IMF 
         Barley (France), FOB Rouen (min prices or price 
ranges at weekly "free market" tenders. US$/mt ()-2004 IGC IGC 
         Barley (Germany), FOB Baltic (min prices or price 
ranges at weekly "free market" tenders. US$/mt ()-2004 IGC IGC 
         Barley (U.K.), FOB Eastern (min prices or price ranges 
at weekly "free market" tenders. US$/mt ()-2004 IGC IGC 
         Barley (Russia) Feed, FOB Black Sea (weekly export 
quotation, nearest shipment position) US$/mt ()-2004 IGC IGC  
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         Barley (Ukraine) Feed, FOB Black Sea (weekly export 
quotation, nearest shipment position) US$/mt ()-2004 IGC IGC 
         Barley (U.S.) no.2 FOB Portland US$/mt ()-2004 USDA IGC 
         Barley (France) Spring Malting, FOB Rouen US$/mt ()-2004 IGC IGC 
         Barley (France) Winter  Malting, FOB Rouen US$/mt ()-2004 IGC IGC 
1004 Oats 8 3 EC, NOR, CHE Oats (Sweden)  - FOB quotation (min price, or price 
range, at weekly "free market" tenders US$/mt ()-2004 IGC IGC 
1005 Maize or corn 19 8 BGR, CAN, EC, JPN, 
MEX, NOR, CHE, USA Maize (Argentina), Rosario (Upriver ) FOB US$/mt ()-2004 IGC FAO, UNCTAD 
CPB  
         Maize (Argentina), CIF Rotterdam US$/mt ()-October 1997 The  Public Ledger , 
London UNCTAD CPB 
         Maize (U.S.), no. 2 Yellow, prompt shipment, FOB 
Gulf US$/mt ()-2004 USDA FAO, IGC, IMF, 
World Bank 
         Maize (U.S.), no. 3 Yellow, FOB Gulf US$/mt ()-2004 IGC UNCTAD CPB  
         Maize (U.S.), no. 3, Yellow, CIF Rotterdam US$/mt Until March 
2002 IGC UNCTAD CPB  
         FAO Maize Price Index based on U.S. Maize no.2 
Yellow, FOB Gulf. Base 
July/June 
1997/98-1999/00  IGC FAO 
         Baby corn, (Thailand), pre-packed, by sea, to EC and 
Swiss markets €/various pack 
sizes Oct/Nov to 
Apr/May MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
1006 Rice 66 7 CAN, EC, JPN, NOR, 
CHE, TPKM, USA Basmati (Pakistan), Ordinary, FOB Ka rachi US$/mt 1989-2004 JS&C, London FAO 
         Rice (Thailand) , 5% broken, white milled (WR), 
indicative price based on weekly surveys of export 
transactions (Nominal price quotes, including export duty), government standard, FOB  Bangkok US$/mt ()-2004 USDA, Rice 
Market News, 
Little Rock, Arkansas IMF, UNCTAD 
CPB,  World Bank 
         Rice (Thailand), 25% broken, WR, milled indicative 
survey price, government  standard, FOB  Bangkok US$/mt 2002-2004 Surveys World Bank 
         Rice (Thailand), 35% broken, WR, milled, indicative 
survey price, government   standard, FOB  Bangkok US$/mt 2002-2004 Surveys World Bank 
         Rice (Thailand), White Broken Rice, Thai A1 Super, 
indicative traded prices FOB  Bangkok US$/mt ()-2004 JS&C, London FAO 
         Rice (Thailand), White Rice, Thai 100%, B second 
grade, indicative traded prices FOB  Bangkok US$/mt ()-2004 JS&C, London FAO, IGC, USDA 
         Long grain (U.S.), no. 2, 4% Broken, FOB US$/mt ()-2004 USDA FAO 
         Medium grain (U.S.), no. 1, Milled, FOB US$/mt ()-2004 USDA USDA 
         Rice (Vietnam), 25% broken, FOB (nearest shipment 
position) US$/mt 2002-2004 JS&C, London IGC 
         FAO All Rice pric e index, 16 export quotations - Sub-
indices for Indica (high/low quality split, ; Japonica; 
Aromatic (based on price movements for Basmati and 
Fragant) Index Index 1988-
2000 = 100 FAO calculations FAO  
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1007 Grain sorghum 9 4 EC, NOR, CHE, USA So rghum (U.S.), no. 2, prompt shipment, FO B Gulf US$/mt ()-2004 USDA FAO, IGC, IMF, 
World Bank 
         Sorghum (Argentina), Rosario (Upriver) FOB US$/mt ()-2004 IGC IGC 
1008 Buckwheat, millet, canary seed and other 
cereals (excl. wheat and meslin, rye, 
barley, etc.) 37 5 EC, JPN, NOR, CHE, 
USA      
11 PRODUCTS OF THE MILLING 
INDUSTRY 404 12       
1101 Wheat or meslin flour 18 9 CAN, HRV, EC, MKD, 
JPN, NOR, CHE, THA, 
USA      
1102 Cereal flours (excl. wheat or meslin) 45 9 CAN, HRV, EC, JPN, 
NOR, CHE, TPKM, 
THA, USA      
1103 Cereal groats, meal and pellets 86 9 CAN, HRV, EC, JPN, 
NOR, CHE, TPKM, THA, USA      
1104 Cereal grains otherwise worked, e.g. 
hulled, rolled, flaked, etc.(excl. cereal flours, etc.) 117 9 CAN, EC, JPN, MYS, 
NOR, CHE, TPKM, THA, USA      
1105 Flour, meal, powder, flakes, granules and 
pellets of potatoes 15 4 MYS, NOR, CHE, USA      
1106 Flour, meal and powder of peas, beans, 
lentils and other dried leguminous .. 0713, etc. 15 5 EC, MYS, NOR, CHE, 
TPKM      
1107 Malt, whether or not roasted 37 7 CAN, EC, JPN, MEX, 
NOR, CHE, USA      
1108 Starches; inulin 65 8 CAN, EC, JPN, NOR, 
CHE, TPKM, THA, USATapioca starch, FOB Bangkok US$/mt 1989-2004 FAO FAO 
         Flour/starch Super High Grade, FOB Bangkok US$/mt  FAO FAO 
1109 Wheat gluten, whether or not dried 6 6 CAN, EC, NOR, CHE, 
TPKM, THA      
12 OILSEEDS AND OLEAGINOUS 
FRUIT 253 9       
1201 Soya beans, whether or not broken 11 3 KOR, NOR, CHE Soybeans (Argentina) CIF Rotterdam US$/mt ()-2004 OW, Hamburg OWA 2004 
         Soybeans (Argentina) FOB Rosario US$/mt ()-2004 IGC OWA 2004 
         Soybeans (Brazil), CIF Rotterdam US$/mt ()-2004 OW, Hamburg OWA 2004 
         Soybeans (Brazil), FOB Paranagua US$/mt ()-2004 IGC OWA 2004 
         Soybeans (U.S.), no. 1 Yellow, CIF Rotterdam US$/mt 1989-2004 OW, Hamburg FAO, World Bank 
         Soybeans (U.S.), no. 2 Yellow, CIF Rotterdam US$/mt ()-2004 IGC FAO, IMF, 
UNCTAD CPB , OW, 
World Bank 
         Soybeans (U.S.), no. 2 Yellow, FOB Gulf US$/mt ()-2004 IGC FAO, OW, Hamburg  
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1202 Ground-nuts, whether or not shelled or 
broken (excl. roasted or otherwise cooked) 28 7 JPN, MYS, NOR, CHE, 
TPKM, THA, USA Groundnuts (any origin), U.S. Runner, 40-50 count per 
ounce, shelled basis, CIF Rotterdam US$/mt ()-2004 OW, Hamburg FAO, IMF, World 
Bank 
1203 Copra 8 2 NOR, CHE Copra (Philippi nes/Indonesian), bulk, CIF North 
Western European ports US$/mt ()-2004 OW, Hamburg IMF, UNCTAD 
CPB,  World Bank 
1204 Linseed, whether or not broken 9 3 NOR, CHE, USA Linseed (Canada), No. 1,  CIF North Western European 
ports US$/mt ()-2004 OW, Hamburg OWA 2004 
1205 Rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken 18 3 NOR, CHE, USA Rapeseed (EU), 00 CIF Hamburg US$/mt ()-2004 OW, and OWA 
2004, Hamburg  FAO 
1206 Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken 18 3 NOR, CHE,  THA Sunflowerseed (EU), CI F Lower Rhine US$/mt ()-2004 OW, Hamburg FAO 
         Sunflowerseed (Ukraine), FOB US$/mt ()-2004 OW, Hamburg OWA 2004 
1207 Other oilseeds and oleaginous fruits, 
whether or not broken (excl. edible nuts, olives, soya beans, ground-nuts, etc.) 86 5 KOR, NOR, CHE, THA, 
USA Mustard, market prices in U.S. market for 2 grades: 
no.1 Canadian Yellow, and Brown Oriental US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Mustard, market prices in Europe for 2 grades: 
Canadian Yellow, and India US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Sesame, market prices in U.S. for 3 grades: Indian 
Natural, Central American Hulled, Indian Hulled. US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Sesame, Indian Hulled, market price in Europe US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Poppy, Dutch and Australian - Market prices in U.S. 
market US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
         Poppy, Dutch and Turkish 99% - Market prices in 
Europe. US$/kg ()-2004 MNS ITC MNS  ITC 
1208 Flours and meals of oil seeds or oleaginous 
fruits (excl. mustard) 10 4 NOR, CHE, TPKM, 
THA      
1209 Seeds, fruits and spores, for sowing (excl. 
leguminous etc.) 38 3 NOR, CHE, USA      
1210 Hop cones, fresh or dried, etc. 3 2 NOR, USA      
1211 Plants and parts of plants, incl. seeds and 
fruits, perfumery, medicament,  insecticidal, fungicidal  5 3 MYS, THA, USA      
1212 locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, 
sugar beet and sugar cane, etc 21 7 EC, JPN, MYS, NOR, 
CHE, THA, USA      
1213 Cereal straw and husks, unprepared, 
whether or not chopped, ground, pressed or in pellets 3 2 NOR, CHE      
1214 Swedes, mangolds, fodder roots, hay, 
alfalfa, clover, sainfoin, forage kale, etc. 6 2 NOR, CHE      
13 LACS, GUMS, RESINS 6 3       
1302 Vegetable saps and extracts; pectic 
substances, pectinates and pectates; agar-agar, etc. 6 3 JPN, CHE, USA       
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14 VEGETABLE PLAITING 
MATERIALS 12 3       
1401 Vegetable materials of a kind used 
primarily for plaiting, e.g. bamboos, 
rattans, reeds, etc. 3 1 THA      
1402 Vegetable materials of a kind used 
primarily as stuffing or as padding, etc. 3 2 THA, USA      
1403 Vegetable materials, such as broomcorn, 
piassava, brush-grass and istle, ... Brooms 3 2 THA, USA      
1404 Vegetable products, n.e.s. 3 2 CHE, THA      
15 ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE FATS 374 15       
1501 Pig fat, incl. lard, and poultry fat, rendered 
or otherwise extracted etc. 21 10 BGR, EC, HTI, JPN, 
MYS, MEX, NOR, CHE, THA, USA Lard (EU), unrefined, 0.5% - P ackers' lard ex-mill US$/mt ()-2004 OW, Hamburg OWA 2004 
1502 Fats of bovine animals, sheep or goats 
(excl. lard stearin, lard oil, oleostearin, etc.) 11 4 NOR, CHE, THA, USA Tallow (U.S.), bleach able fancy, CIF Rotterdam US$/mt ()-2004 OW, Hamburg OWA 2004 
1503 Lard stearin, lard oil, oleostearin, oleo-oil 
and tallow oil (excl. emulsified, etc.) 7 4 NOR, CHE, THA, USA Palm stearin RBD (Malaysia), CIF Rotterdam US$/mt ()-2004 OW, Hamburg OWA 2004 
         Palm stearin RBD, FOB Malaysia US$/mt ()-2004 OW, Hamburg OWA 2004 
         Palm olein RBD (M alaysia), CIF Rotterdam US$/mt ()-2004 OW, Hamburg OWA 2004 
         Palm olein RBD (M alaysia), FOB Rotterdam US$/mt ()-2004 OW, Hamburg OWA 2004 
1505 Wool grease and fatty substances derived 
therefrom, incl. lanolin 8 4 NOR, CHE, THA, USA      
1506 Other animal fats and oils and their 
fractions, whether or not refined, but not 
chemically modified 11 4 HTI, NOR, CHE, THA      
1507 Soya-bean oil and its fractions, whether or 
not refined (excl. ch emically modified) 14 3 JPN, NOR, CHE Soybean oil (Netherlands), crude, FOB  ex-mill US$/mt ()-2004 OW, Hamburg FAO, IMF, 
UNCTAD CPB , 
World Bank 
         Soybean oil (Argentina) FOB US$/mt ()-2004 OW, Hamburg OWA 2004 
         Soybean oil (Brazil) FOB US$/mt ()-2004 OW, Hamburg OWA 2004 
         Soybean oil (U.S.) FO B Gulf, prompt shipment US$/mt ()-2004 OW, Hamburg OWA 2004 
1508 Ground-nut oil and its fractions, whether 
or not refined, but not  chemically modified 20 5 JPN, MYS, NOR, CHE, 
USA Groundnut oil (any or igin), CIF Rotterdam US$/mt ()-2004 OW, Hamburg FAO, IMF, 
UNCTAD CPB , 
World Bank 
1509 Olive oil and its fractions obtained from 
the fruit of the olive tree etc. 20 6 HRV, EC, HTI, NOR, 
CHE, USA Olive oil (United Kingdom), U.K. ex-tanker prices, 
extra virgin, max. 1% free fatty acid. US$/mt ()-2004 DataStream IMF 
         Olive oil (Spain), virgin, 1% free fatty acid. US$/mt 2001-2004 OW, Hamburg; and 
IOOC OWA 2004 
1510 Other oils and their fractions, obtained 
solely from olives, etc., incl. blends of 
these oils etc. 8 4 EC, NOR, CHE, USA        
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1511 Palm oil and its frac tions, whether or not 
refined (excl. chemically modified) 10 2 NOR, CHE Palm oil (Malaysia) - Expor t unit value index Index ()-2004 Government 
statistics IMF 
         Palm oil (Indonesi a/Malaysia), crude, 5% free fatty 
acid, CIF North Western European ports US$/mt ()-2004 OW, Hamburg FAO, IMF, World 
Bank, UNCTAD 
CPB  
1512 Sunflower-seed, safflower or cotton-seed 
oil and fractions thereof, etc. 40 7 HRV, MKD, JPN, NOR, 
CHE, THA, USA Sunflower oil (EU), FOB North Western European 
ports  US$/mt ()-2004 OW, Hamburg FAO, IMF, 
UNCTAD CPB  
         Sunflower oil (Argentina), FOB US$/mt ()-2004 OW, Hamburg OWA 2004 
         Sunflower oil (Ukraine), FOB US$/mt ()-2004 OW, Hamburg OWA 2004 
         Sunflower oil (any origin), ex-tank, Rotterdam US$/mt ()-2004 OW, Hamburg OWA 2004 
         Cottonseed oil (U.S.), Prime Bleachable Summer 
Yellow (PBSY), FOB Gulf; prior to October 1994, CIF Rotterdam US$/mt ()-2004 OW, Hamburg OWSU 
1513 Coconut "copra", palm kernel or babassu 
oil and fractions thereof, etc. 24 3 JPN, NOR, CHE Coconut oil (P hilippines/Indonesian), bulk, CIF 
Rotterdam US$/mt ()-2004 OW, Hamburg FAO, IMF. World 
Bank 
         Coconut oil (Philippines) - Wholesale price index based 
on Manila quotations in pesos/kg Index ()-2004 Manila quotations IMF 
         Palmkernel Oil (Malaysian), CIF Rotterdam US$/mt ()-2004 OW, Hamburg IMF, UNCTAD 
CPB , World Bank 
1514 Rape, colza or mustard oil and fractions 
thereof, whether or not refined, but not 
chemically modified 17 6 MKD, JPN, NOR, CHE, 
THA, USA Rape oil (any origin), FOB Rotterdam ex-mill US$/mt ()-2004 OW, Hamburg FAO, IMF, 
UNCTAD CPB  
         Canola oil, Europe "00" oil, CIF Rotterdam US$/mt 1980-2004 OW, Hamburg OWA 2004 
1515 Fixed vegetable fats and oils, incl. jojoba 
oil, and their fractions, ... (excl. soya-bean, 
ground-nut, etc.) 72 8 JAM, JPN, KOR, MYS, 
NOR, CHE, THA, USA Linseed oil (any origin), ex-t ank, Rotterdam US$/mt ()-2004 OW, Hamburg IMF, UNCTAD CPB  
         Tung oil (any origin ), ex-tank, Rotterdam US$/mt ()-2004 OW, Hamburg OWA 2004 
         Castor oil (any origin), ex-tank, Rotterdam US$/mt ()-2004 OW, Hamburg OWA 2004 
         Corn oil (U.S.), FOB Midwest, prompt shipment US$/mt ()-2004 OW, Hamburg OWA 2004 
1516 Animal or vegetable fa ts and oils and their 
fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, etc. 20 7 HTI, MYS, MEX, NOR, 
CHE, THA, USA      
1517 Margarine, other edible mixtures or 
preparations of animal or vegetable fats or oils etc. 47 9 CAN, EC, MKD, JPN, 
MYS, NOR, CHE, THA, USA      
1518 Animal or vegetable fa ts and oils and their 
fractions, boiled, .... Etc. 15 6 HTI, MYS, NOR, CHE, 
THA, USA      
1520 Glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and 
glycerol lyes 2 2 NOR, CHE      
1521 Vegetable waxes, beeswax, other insect 
waxes and spermaceti, (excl. triglycerides) 3 2 CHE, THA      
1522 Degras; residues resulting from the 
treatment of fatty substances or animal or 
vegetable waxes 4 3 EC, NOR, THA       
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16 PREPARATIONS OF MEAT 215 13       
1601 Sausages and similar products, of meat, 
etc. 31 10 BGR, CAN, HRV, EC, 
MKD, ISL, NOR, CHE, 
THA, USA      
1602 Prepared or preserved meat  (excl. 
sausages and similar products, meat 
extracts and juices) 184 13 BGR, CAN, HRV, EC, 
MKD, HTI, ISL, JPN, 
NOR, CHE, TPKM, THA, USA      
17 SUGARS AND SUGAR 
CONFECTIONERY 338 15       
1701 Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure 
sucrose, in solid form 104 13 AUS, BGR, CAN, HRV, 
EC, JPN, KOR, MYS, 
MEX, MYN, NOR, CHE, USA Sugar (ACP), EU negotiated import price, raw 
unpacked sugar from ACP under Lomé Conventions, 
CIF European ports US cents/kg 
or US 
cents/lb. ()-2004 EU Office in 
Washington D.C. IMF, World Bank 
         Sugar, LDP (Whi tes) - Spot price FOB stowed 
European ports US cents/mt; 
and US 
cents/lb. ()-2004 LIFFE, London F.O. Licht GmbH , 
ISO 
         White refined sugar, London No. 5 (spot), FOB Europe US cents/lb or 
US$/mt ()-2004 LIFFE, London F.O. Licht GmbH , 
USDA/ERS  
         Raw sugar, London No. 4 (spot), CIF United Kingdom, 
in bulk £/mt ()-2004 F.O. Licht GmbH , F.O. Licht GmbH 
         Raw sugar, London No. 7 (spot), CIF United Kingdom, 
in bulk US$/mt ()-2004 F.O. Licht GmbH , F.O. Licht GmbH 
         Raw sugar, Contract no. 11 (spot), CSCE - free market,  
nearest future position US cents/kg; 
and US 
cents/lb. ()-2004 CSCE, NYBOT F.O. Licht GmbH,  
IMF, ISO, 
USDA/ERS, World Bank  
         Raw sugar, Contract no. 14, CSCE  -  nearest future 
position US cents/kg; 
and US 
cents/lb. ()-2004 CSCE, NYBOT F.O. Licht GmbH,  
IMF, World Bank  
         Raw sugar, London Daily Price (LDP), (adjusted by 
ISO to FOB and stowed Caribbean Port, in bulk, by 
deducting the cost of insurance and freight.) US cents/mt; 
and US 
cents/lb. ()-2004 LIFFE, London ISO 
         Raw sugar, ISA daily price (see technical notes) US cents/kg; 
and US 
cents/lb. ()-2004 ISO FAO, F.O. Licht 
GmbH, UNCTAD 
CPB , World Bank 
1702 Other sugars, incl. chemically pure lactose, 
maltose, glucose and fructose, in solid 
form; sugar syrups etc. 148 11 AUS, BGR, CAN, HRV, 
EC, JPN, MYS, MEX, 
NOR, CHE, USA U.S. High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS), 42 - spot price, 
Midwest markets US cents/lb. ()-2004 USDA-ERS ISO 
1703 Molasses resulting from the extraction or 
refining of sugar 23 8 AUS, CAN, EC, JPN, 
MYS, NOR, CHE, USA Beet molasses (EU), CIF Amsterdam €/100 kg ()-2004 ISO ISO 
         Cane molasses (EU), CIF Amsterdam €/100 kg ()-2004 ISO ISO  
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1704 Sugar confectionery not containing cocoa, 
incl. white chocolate 63 9 BGR, HRV, EC, MKD, 
MEX, NOR, CHE, THA, 
USA      
18 COCOA AND COCOA 
PREPARATIONS 181 14       
1801 Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or 
roasted 1 1 THA Cocoa beans, ICCO cash price. Average of the daily 
prices of the nearest 3 active future trading months on 
the London Terminal Market, and on the New York 
Cocoa Exchange, at time of London close, CIF U.S. and European ports. US cents/kg, 
$/mt; SDR/mt ()-2004 ICA 1993 , ICCO  IMF, UNCTAD 
CPB , World Bank 
         Cocoa, ICCO daily price,  average of week US cents/lb.  ICCO FAO 
         Cocoa beans (Ghana), CIF U.S. and European ports - 
Index of export unit value Index ()-2004 The Financial 
Times , London  IMF 
1802 Cocoa shells, husks, skins and other cocoa 
waste 2 1 CHE      
1803 Cocoa paste, whether or not defatte d 7 4 MYS, CHE, THA, USA      
1804 Cocoa butter, fat and oil 2 2 CHE, THA Cocoa butter (N etherlands) - Export unit valu e US$/mt ()-2004 LMC, based on 
Milling and Baking 
News , and national 
trade statistics LMC International 
Ltd. 
         Cocoa butter (U.K.) - Import unit value US$/mt ()-2004 LMC, based on 
Milling and Baking News , and national 
trade statistics LMC International 
Ltd. 
         Cocoa butter (U.S.) - Import unit value US$/mt ()-2004 LMC, based on 
Milling and Baking 
News , and national 
trade statistics LMC International 
Ltd. 
1805 Cocoa powder, not c ontaining added sugar 
or other sweetening matter 4 4 NOR, CHE, THA, USA Cocoa powder (Netherlands ) - Export unit value US$/mt ()-2004 LMC, based on 
Milling and Baking News , and national 
trade statistics LMC International 
Ltd. 
         Cocoa powder (U.K.) - Import unit value US$/mt ()-2004 LMC, based on 
Milling and Baking 
News , and national 
trade statistics LMC International 
Ltd. 
         Cocoa powder (U.S.) - Import unit value US$/mt ()-2004 LMC, based on 
Milling and Baking News , and national 
trade statistics LMC International 
Ltd. 
         Cocoa powder (U.S.) 10.12% fa t - Import unit value US$/mt ()-2004 LMC, based on 
Milling and Baking 
News , and national 
trade statistics LMC International 
Ltd.  
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1806 Chocolate and other food preparations 
containing cocoa 165 14 BGR, CAN, HRV, EC, 
MKD, ISL, JPN, MYS, 
MEX, NOR, CHE, 
TPKM, THA, USA      
19 PREPARATIONS OF CEREALS 340 17       
1901 Malt extract; food preparations of flour, 
etc., not containing cocoa or containing < 
40% by weight of cocoa. Etc. 115 11 BGR, CAN, EC, JPN, 
MYS, MEX, NOR, CHE, 
TPKM, THA, USA      
1902 Pasta, whether or not cooked or stuffed 
with meat or other substances or otherwise 
prepared, etc. 63 13 CAN, HRV, EC, MKD, 
ISL, JPN, KOR, MYS, 
NOR, LKA, CHE, 
TPKM, THA      
1903 Tapioca and substitute s therefor prepared 
from starch, in flakes, grains, pearls, siftings or similar forms 5 5 EC, NOR, CHE, THA, 
USA Tapioca, hard pellets, FOB Rotterdam US$/mt ()-2004 OW, Hamburg OWA 2004 
         Tapioca, hard pellets,  FOB Bangkok US$/mt ()-2004 The Tapioca Trade 
Association FAO 
1904 Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or 
roasting of cereals or cereal products, e.g. corn flakes; cereals (other than maize 
"corn") etc. 56 11 CAN, EC, HTI, ISL, 
JPN, MYS, NOR, LKA, CHE, TPKM, THA      
1905 Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other 
bakers' wares, whether or not containing 
cocoa; etc. 101 9 CAN, HRV, EC, MKD, 
HTI, MYS, NOR, CHE, 
THA      
20 PREPARATIONS OF VEGETABLES 615 15       
2001 Vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible 
parts of plants, prepared or preserved by 
vinegar or acetic acid 27 7 HRV, EC, ISL, NOR, 
CHE, THA, USA      
2002 Tomatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise 
than by vinegar or acetic acid 18 7 HRV, HTI, ISL, MYS, 
NOR, CHE, THA      
2003 Mushrooms and truffles, prepared or 
preserved otherwise than by vinegar or 
acetic acid 14 8 EC, ISL, KOR, MYS, 
NOR, CHE, THA, USA      
2004 Vegetables prepared or preserved 
otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, 
frozen (etc.) 36 8 EC, ISL, MYS, NOR, 
CHE, TPKM, THA, USA     
2005 Other vegetables prepared or preserved 
otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, 
not frozen 94 10 HRV, EC, HTI, ISL, 
MYS, NOR, CHE, 
TPKM, THA, USA      
2006 Vegetables, fruit, nuts, fruit-peel and other 
edible parts of plants, preserved by sugar 
"drained, etc. 19 9 BGR, EC, ISL, MYS, 
NOR, CHE, TPKM, 
THA, USA      
2007 Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit or nut 
puree and fruit or nut pastes, etc. 30 6 HRV, EC, MYS, NOR, 
CHE, THA       
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2008 Fruits, nuts and other edible parts of plants, 
prepared or preserved, etc.  147 11 CAN, HRV, EC, HTI, 
JPN, MYS, NOR, CHE, 
TPKM, THA, USA      
2009 Fruit juices, incl. grape must, and 
vegetable juices, unfermented, not containing added spirit, etc. 230 9 CAN, HRV, EC, MKD, 
JPN, NOR, CHE, THA, USA      
21 MISC. EDIBLE PREPARATIONS 231 20       
2101 Extracts, essences and concentrates, of 
coffee, tea or mate and preparations, etc. 33 7 CAN, EC, JPN, MYS, 
MEX, CHE, USA      
2102 Yeasts, active or inactive; other dead 
single-cell micro-organisms, prepared baking powders  18 5 HRV, EC, MKD, NOR, 
CHE      
2103 Sauce and preparations therefor; mixed 
condiments and mixed seasonings; mustard flour and meal, etc. 26 10 HRV, MKD, ISL, KOR, 
MEX, NOR, CHE, TPKM, THA, USA      
2104 Soups and broths and preparations 
therefor; etc. 24 6 MKD, HTI, ISL, NOR, 
CHE, THA      
2105 Ice cream and other edible ice, whether or 
not containing cocoa 21 9 BGR, CAN, HRV, EC, 
MKD, ISL, NOR, CHE, USA      
2106 Food preparations, n.e.s. 109 18 BGR, CAN, HRV, EC, 
FJI, HTI, ISL, ISR, JPN, MYS, MEX, NOR, PNG, 
SGP, CHE, TPKM, 
THA, USA      
22 BEVERAGES, SPIRITS AND 
VINEGAR 752 21       
2201 Waters, incl. natural or artificial mineral 
waters and aerated waters, etc. 10 8 HRV, HTI, MYS, NOR, 
PNG, CHE, THA, USA      
2202 Waters, incl. minera l waters and aerated 
waters, containing a dded sugar or other 
sweetening matter or etc. 57 12 CAN, HRV, EC, HTI, 
ISL, MYS, MEX, NOR, PNG, CHE, THA, USA      
2203 Beer made from malt 15 9 KGZ, MYS, MDA, 
NOR, PNG, SGP, SLB, CHE, THA      
2204 Wine of fresh grapes, incl. fortified wines; 
grape must, partly fermented, actual 
alcoholic strength of > 0,5% vol, or grape 
must with added alcohol of an actual alcoholic strength of > 0,5% vol 314 16 BGR, CAN, HRV, EC, 
GEO, HTI, JPN, KGZ, 
MYS, MDA, PNG, SGP, 
SLB, CHE, THA, USA      
2205 Vermouth and other wine of fresh grapes, 
flavoured with plants or aromatic substances 37 14 BGR, CAN, EC, GEO, 
JPN, KGZ, MYS, MDA, PNG, SGP, SLB, CHE, 
THA, USA       
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2206 Cider, perry, mead  and other fermented 
beverages and mixtures of fermented 
beverages and non-alc oholic beverages, 
n.e.s. 60 14 BGR, CAN, EC, GEO, 
JPN, KGZ, MYS, MDA, 
PNG, SGP, SLB, CHE, 
THA, USA      
2207 Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic 
strength by volume of >= 80%; ethyl 
alcohol and other spirits, denatured, of any 
strength 32 15 BGR, CAN, EC, FJI, 
GEO, JPN, KGZ, MYS, 
MDA, NOR, SGP, SLB, 
CHE, THA, USA      
2208 Undenatured ethyl alcohol, alcoholic 
strength by volume < 80%; spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages (excl. compound alcoholic prep of a kind used 
for manufacture of beverages) 218 17 BGR, CAN, EC, FJI, 
GEO, HTI, JPN, KGZ, MYS, MDA, NZL, PNG, SGP, SLB, CHE, THA, 
USA      
2209 Vinegar, fermented vinegar and substitutes 
for vinegar obtained from acetic acid 9 6 EC, GEO, NOR, CHE, 
THA, USA      
23 RESIDUES AND WASTE 132 10       
2301 Flours, meals and pellets, of meat or meat 
offal, etc., unfit for human consumption; greaves 3 2 NOR, CHE      
2302 Bran, sharps and other residues, etc. 27 5 CAN, EC, MKD, NOR, 
CHE      
2303 Residues of starch manufacture and similar 
residues, beet-pulp, etc. 8 3 EC, NOR, CHE Corn gluten pelle ts, 23-24%, CIF Rotterdam US$/mt ()-2004 OW, Hamburg OWA 2004 
2304 Oil-cake and other solid residues,  from 
soya-bean oil 3 3 NOR, CHE, USA Soybean meal (any origin), Argentine pellets 45/46% 
protein CIF Rotterdam  US$/mt ()-2004 OW, Hamburg FAO, IMF, World 
Bank 
         Soybean meal, 44/45% prot ein, Hamburg FOB ex-mill  US$/mt ()-2004 OW, Hamburg UNCTAD CPB  
         Soya meal, Yellow, 48% protein, Mumbai FAS  US$/mt ()-2004 OW, Hamburg OWA 2004 
2305 Oil-cake and other solid residues, from  
ground-nut oil 3 3 NOR, CHE, USA Groundnut meal (all origins), Europe US$/mt 1972-1998 OW, Hamburg IMF 
2306 Oil-cake and other solid residues, from 
other vegetable fats or oils  28 6 HRV, EC, KOR, NOR, 
CHE, USA Linseed meal, 36%, Germany, FOB Rhine US$/mt ()-2004 OW, Hamburg OWA 2004 
         Palm kernel meal  (Malaysia), expeller pellets, 21/23%, 
CIF Rotterdam US$/mt ()-2004 OW, and OWA 
2004, Hamburg  FAO 
         Rapeseed meal, 34%, Hamburg FOB ex-mill US$/mt ()-2004 OW, Hamburg FAO 
         Sunflowerseed pellets (Argentina/Uruguay), 37/38%, 
CIF Rotterdam US$/mt ()-2004 OW, Hamburg FAO 
2307 Wine lees; argol 2 2 EC, NOR      
2308 Acorns, horse-chestnuts, marc and other 
vegetable materials and vegetable waste, 
n.e.s. 9 4 EC, KOR, NOR, CHE      
2309 Preparations of a kind used in animal 
feeding 49 8 CAN, HRV, EC, ISL, 
JPN, NOR, CHE, USA       
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24 TOBACCO 200 17       
2401 Unmanufactured tobacco; tobacco refuse 90 11 BRN, BGR, EGY, EC, 
FJI, MYS, PNG, SGP, 
LKA, CHE, USA Leaf tobacco, U.S. import value of unmanufactured 
tobacco, import unit value based on USDA trade data 
calculated by UNCTAD; prior to March 2003, general 
import price (IMF) US$/mt ()-2004 UNCTAD 
calculations, based 
on USDA UNCTAD CPB , 
World Bank 
         Tobacco (U.S.) - Import unit value of general 
unmanufactured tobacco; and related index. US$/mt; and 
index 1972 to 2002 USDA, FAS IMF 
2402 Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes 
of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes 51 15 AUS, BRN, BGR, EGY, 
FJI, JPN, MYS, MDA, 
NOR, PNG, SGP, SLB, CHE, THA, USA      
2403 Manufactured tobacco and manufactured 
tobacco substitutes and "homogenized" or "reconstituted" tobacco, etc. 59 11 BRN, EGY, FJI, MYS, 
NOR, PNG, SGP, SLB, CHE, THA, USA      
29 ORGANIC CHEMICALS 9 3       
2905 Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, 
sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated 
derivatives 9 3 EC, CHE, USA      
33 ESSENTIAL OILS 60 13       
3301 Essential oils, incl. concretes and 
absolutes; resinoids; extracted oleoresins; concentrates  etc. 47 4 HTI, NOR, CHE, THA      
3302 Mixtures of odoriferous substances and 
mixtures, incl. alcoholic solutions, etc. 13 11 BGR, CAN, EC, ISL, 
MYS, MEX, PNG, SLB, CHE, THA, USA      
35 ALBUMINOIDAL SUBSTANCES 52 7       
3501 Casein, caseinates and other casein 
derivatives; etc. 11 4 ISL, NOR, CHE, USA Acid casein, indicative e xport price, FOB New Zealand US$/mt 1989-2004 FAO FAO 
         Casein (Australia), aver age export unit value. A$/mt ()-2004 ABARE ABARE 
3502 Albumins, incl. concentrates of two or 
more whey proteins containing by weight 
> 80% whey proteins, etc. 22 5 CAN, EC, NOR, CHE, 
USA      
3503 Gelatin, and gelatin de rivatives; isinglass; 
etc. 5 2 CHE, USA      
3505 Dextrins and other modified starches; etc. 14 6 CAN, EC, JPN, NOR, 
CHE, USA      
38 MISC. CHEMICAL PRODUCTS 30 6       
3809.10 Finishing agents, dye carriers to accelerate 
the dyeing or fixing of dyestuffs etc. 8 5 CAN, EC, JPN, CHE, 
USA       
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3823.60 Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid 
oils from refining; industrial fatty alcohols 17 3 NOR, CHE, USA      
3824.60 Prepared binders for foundry moulds or 
cores;  etc. 5 2 EC, CHE      
50 SILK 10 2       
5001 Silkworm cocoons suitable for reeling 2 2 JPN, KOR      
5002 Raw silk "non-thrown" 8 2 JPN, KOR      
51 WOOL 19 2       
5101 Wool, neither carded nor combed 11 1 USA Greasy wool (Australia) - Export prices; and unit value 
of exports (index) US cents/kg; 
and index ()-2004 ABS ABARE, IMF 
         Greasy wool. Average auction prices in principal 
exporting countries (Austra lia; New Zealand; South 
Africa.)  ()-2004 Australia Wool 
Exchange; New 
Zealand Wool 
Board ABARE, IWTO. 
5102 Fine or coarse animal hair, neither carded 
nor combed  3 1 USA      
5103 Waste of wool or of  fine/coarse animal 
hair, incl. yarn waste  5 2 NOR, USA      
52 COTTON 11 1       
5201 Cotton, neither carded nor combed 9 1 USA Cotl ook A Index, Middling 1-3/32" , calculated as a 
simple average of the day's cheapest 5 of Far Eastern 
quotations.  (19 growths are currently selected for the 
2004/2005 'A' Index) - See also technical notes. US cents/kg; 
US cents/lb. ()-2004 Cotton Outlook, 
Liverpool  ICAC, USDA/FAS 
         Cotlook A (NE) Index, Middling 1-3/32", calculated as 
a simple average of the day's cheapest 5 of 15 
quotations which are currently in the selection for the 2004/2005 'A' (NE) Index. Se e also technical notes. US cents/lb. ()-2004 Cotton Outlook, 
Liverpool  FAO, ICAC, IMF, 
UNCTAD CPB, 
World Bank 
         Cotlook B (NE) Index,  'Coarse Count' cotton, 
calculated as a simple averag e of the day's cheapest 3 of 
9 quotations. See also technical notes. US cents/kg 
or US 
cents/lb. ()-2004 Cotton Outlook, 
Liverpool  ICAC, UNCTAD 
CPB 
         Cotton (U.S.), Memphis/Eastern medium staple), 
Middling 1-3/32", CIF Northern Europe US cents/lb. ()-2004 Cotton Outlook, 
Liverpool  ICAC, UNCTAD 
CPB , World Bank 
         Cotton, Sudan Barakat, X4B (long staple), CIF 
Northern Europe  US cents/lb. ()-2004 Cotton Outlook, 
Liverpool  ICAC, UNCTAD 
CPB 
         Cotton (U.S.) Orleans/Texas (short staple) , Middling 1-
1/32", CIF Northern Europe US cents/lb. ()-2004 Cotton Outlook, 
Liverpool  ICAC, UNCTAD 
CPB 
         Cotton, Pakistan Sind/Punjab (short staple), SG Afzal, 
1-1/32", CIF Northern Europe US cents/lb. ()-2004 Cotton Outlook, 
Liverpool  ICAC, UNCTAD 
CPB 
         Cotton, Egypt, Giza 45 (extra long staple), Good +3/8, 
FOB Alexandria US cents/lb. Quotation 
discontinued 
since October 2002  Cotton Outlook, 
Liverpool  ICAC, UNCTAD 
CPB  
 TN/AG/S/18 
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USED BY 
5202 Cotton waste, incl. yarn waste and 
garnetted stock 1 1 USA Not publicly available as this category is not generally 
traded.  Only small qua ntities are sold between 
companies. ICAC would only be in a position to 
provide a general indication of current values for major markets, based on conversations with industry. - - ICAC ICAC 
5203 Cotton, carded or combed 1 1 USA Same as above. - - ICAC ICAC 
53 OTHER VEGETABLE TEXTILE 
FIBRES 1 1       
5301 Flax, raw or processed, but not spun; flax 
tow and waste, incl. yarn waste and 
garnetted stock 1 1 USA      
 
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