In particular, Western companies sought to gain access to the extraction of raw commodities, especially mineral and agricultural.

One enjoys legal tender status, the latter is merely a raw commodity.

Argentina is a major exporter of agricultural and other raw commodities.

Specifically, it forces on-going demand for raw commodities and player crafting labor, keeping shops in business.

Commodity market refers to physical or virtual transactions of buying and selling involving raw or primary commodities.

The difference, explained Myra, was that the colonists used the replicator to create raw commodities, such as onions and rice, which they cooked using traditional methods.

This, combined with the collapsing price of raw commodities created a perfect storm for the world's marine commerce.

It should be noted that prices for major agricultural raw commodities had been rising for several months and continuously breaking record levels.

But I learned what it takes for something to go from raw commodity to finished product, and I got a sense of the sweat equity involved.

Meanwhile, the price of cotton was experiencing market fluctuations typical of raw commodities.