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What is a commodity?

Glossary definition

What is a commodity?

In the food and beverage industry, commodity generally refers to a specific agricultural product such as corn, peas or beans. Most companies want  to aggregate purchase or sales quantities by commodity as well as track which specific items they are purchasing, processing, or selling are carrying a specific commodity.

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