初级产品中很多是工业原料，其价格变动的特点，一般说来，是涨、跌幅度较大；又如果一般经济行情有变化，它的涨、跌反应都较快。
由于咖啡、棉花、大米、大豆、贵金属等各种商品的价格都跌至或接近历史最低水平，使得依赖于初级产品出口的国家受到尤为严重的打击。
Countries dependent on commodities exports have been hit especially hard, with prices for commodities as diverse as coffee, cotton, rice, soybeans, and precious metals at or near historic lows.
中国和印度对于原材料的需求驱使全球初级产品价格上升到史无前例的高位(而南美国家正是其重要生产国)。
Chinese and Indian demand for raw materials has driven world prices for commodities (of which South American countries are big producers) to unprecedented levels.
当前，国际市场的石油等初级产品价格持续在高位运行。
Currently the prices for petroleum and other primary products remain high in the international markets.
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