They cannot borrow in credit markets and they depend on exports of commodities like crops or minerals.

VOA: special.2009.03.13

Commodities are basic materials that are used and traded worldwide.

VOA: special.2010.12.03

"A lot of what we are known for, oysters and crab and salmon, are not simply food commodities."

VOA: standard.2010.07.14

Medium to longer term, it's an excellent outlook as far as profit from those particular commodities is concerned,".

VOA: standard.2010.01.21

Before it went into effect some economists predicted the trade agreement would increase sales of Indonesian commodities such as palm oil,copper,and rubber, but would hurt low-end manufacturers.

VOA: standard.2010.05.13

In addition, Islamic finance differs from conventional Western methods by focusing on profit-sharing, with wealth generated through trade and investment in assets, such as property or commodities.

VOA: standard.2010.02.15

Roberts says US farmers in general support the bill before Congress that would open the way for the export of rice and other food commodities to Cuba.

VOA: standard.2010.07.29

"And we all understand that there are fixed household budgets and also given the fact that generally prices of essential food commodities have taken a major increase."

VOA: standard.2009.09.19

"We've seen good levels of output, and given that, for the bulk commodities in particular that's the iron ore and coal both steaming and coking those prices are looking strong.

VOA: standard.2010.01.21

Rural areas are largely untapped. "So the government needs to work hard to diversify its export commodities, export products, add more value by processing more, let's say agriculture production in the country and thereby create more jobs to help the economy grow faster."

VOA: standard.2010.06.02