What is commodity Trade Finance ?

Producer and Consumer Support Estimates, OECD Database 1986-2003Commodity Trade Finance relates to  transactional financing in which a credit line is agreed between the trading company and a bank. The type of security is usually linked to the transaction to be financed. The risk evaluation is based on the financial condition of the trading company on the one hand, and also the supplier/performance risk, the type of commodity (goods) and price risk and the purchaser risk on the other.

Commodities usually financed : 

ENERGY :

Crude oil and derivatives from crude oil processing.

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. Gas (propane, butane, LPG)
. Ethanol
. Biodiesel

ENERGY LINKS :

  . EMIS is a powerful energy market information resource.
  . IECA The International Energy Credit Association, Inc.,  the
    oldest international industry credit association in the United
    State.
  . ASDEM, an independent oil-industry consultancy.
  . IHS,  one of the leading global providers of critical
    information, decision-support tools and strategic advisory
    services to the energy industry.
  . Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the world’s leading
    electronic marketplace for energy trading and price discover.

ENERGY PRICES ON BLOOMBERG :

 
 
OTHERS COMMODITIES :    

. Click here for an easy selection of certain commodities :   
. Steel of various qualities. Base Metals
LME London Metal Exchange
. Non ferrous metals.         
. Metal Bulletin Plc.

. Soft commodities (Grains, cocoa, coffee, cotton ...)
. FOSFA  : The Federation of Oils, Seeds and Fats
  Associations Ltd, more commonlyknown as
  FOSFA international, is the leading international 
  contract issuing and arbitral body concerned
  exclusively with the world trade in  oilseeds,
  oils, fats and groundnuts.

. Sugar.
. Cement.

PRICES AND STUDIES OF COMMODITIES :

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