Commodity category

Agriculture: grains, oilseeds and soft commodities

Agricultural markets add a growing season to the usual inventory story. Wheat, corn and soybeans are grains and oilseeds with crop reports and harvest months. Coffee, sugar and cocoa are soft commodities with different origins, different exchanges and, often, thinner liquidity.

Written by WiT Markets EditorialReview Editorially reviewedLast reviewed 19 October 2026

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Market overview

Grains and oilseeds are tied to planting, weather and official crop reports. Old-crop and new-crop months are different contracts. Soybeans also split into meal and oil, which are separate markets from the bean.

Softs are more concentrated in origin. Coffee splits into arabica and robusta. Sugar splits into raw and white, with ethanol policy in the background. Cocoa supply is concentrated in West Africa, which is why a regional crop problem can move the futures price sharply.

Markets in this group

Grains and oilseeds

Wheat

A staple crop whose futures differ by grade, exchange and delivery point.

Several listed futures

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Corn

Feed, food and fuel demand in one crop, with a futures calendar.

CBOT futures

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Soybeans

An oilseed whose meal and oil are separate contracts from the bean.

Bean, meal and oil futures

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Soft commodities

Coffee

A soft commodity split between arabica and robusta contracts.

ICE arabica and robusta futures

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Sugar

Raw and white sugar, with ethanol policy in the background.

ICE raw sugar and white sugar futures

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Cocoa

A concentrated soft commodity with sharp futures moves.

ICE cocoa futures

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What tends to move it

Weather and biology

A season, a frost or a disease can reprice a contract.

Crop reports

Official estimates move expectations. They are revised.

Trade policy

Export bans and tariffs change who can ship.

Contract grade

The futures grade is not every grade a mill or a roaster buys.

Ways to take the exposure

These are different legal positions. A platform may offer one and not the others. Nothing here is available in every country.

Futures

The usual listed route. Month, grade and exchange are the product.

Funds

Fewer unleveraged vehicles than in gold. Read whether the fund rolls futures.

Producer and processor shares

A farm business, a mill or a food company. Not the crop.

CFDs

Offered on some names by some firms. Still a contract with that firm.

Contract specifications

CME Group

CBOT lists major grain and oilseed contracts. Specifications stay on the exchange page.

Read the exchange page

ICE

ICE lists coffee, sugar and cocoa contracts. Arabica and robusta are not one contract.

Read the exchange page

Illustrative contract value

What the costs usually are

Futures commission and exchange fees are the explicit charges. The roll, the bid-offer and a possible delivery cost are the rest. A fund adds its own charge.

What a headline commission leaves out of the bill separates the commission from the spread, financing and other charges.

Risks that belong to this market

Seasonality

The contract you hold may be the old crop or the new one.

Concentration

Cocoa and some coffee origins are narrow. A regional shock is the market.

Liquidity

Softs can be quieter than a grain benchmark. Size accordingly.

Compare agriculture providers

The list is the commodities research workbook’s assignment for this group. A firm appears here only when that workbook places it in agriculture. A group assignment is not proof that every market in the group is offered. Firms with no group in the workbook are left out. The order is alphabetical. It is not a ranking, and no commercial relationship is recorded on these rows.

9 of 9 providers assigned to Agriculture in the research workbook. Order is alphabetical. A region filter means the research note mentions that region. It does not confirm you can open an account there.

CFD broker

AvaTrade

Global forex/CFD broker

Best aligned withRetail CFD traders wanting broad platform choice and global regional entities

Metals, energy and agricultural commodity CFDs depending entity

Instruments: CFDs
Costs: Spread-based; product/entity-specific fees
Minimum: Entity/funding-specific
Noted reach: A wide country statement appears in partner material. Client eligibility is not confirmed from that statement.

Advantages

Multiple platforms.
Broad regulatory footprint.
Metals/energy/agricultural CFDs.

Limitations

No direct commodity ownership.
Country/product differences.
Spread-based pricing may be less transparent than exchange commissions.

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CFD broker

Capital.com

Global CFD broker

Best aligned withCFD traders wanting a modern interface and broad commodity range

65+ commodity CFDs provider-stated across metals, energy and soft/agricultural markets

Instruments: CFDs
Costs: Spread-based, no commission on cited CFD proposition; other costs apply
Minimum: Funding/entity-specific
Noted reach: Available broadly outside an explicit restricted-country list

Advantages

65+ commodity CFDs.
TradingView/MT integrations.
Modern platform.

Limitations

CFD-only commodity exposure.
Many restricted jurisdictions.
No listed commodity futures.

Visit Capital.com

CFD broker

CMC Markets

Global broker / CFD and investment platform

Best aligned withActive commodity-CFD traders wanting proprietary charting and established global support

Commodity CFDs across metals, energy and soft commodities; investing offering differs by region

Instruments: ETFs/ETCs, CFDs
Costs: Spread-based CFD pricing; investing fees region-specific
Minimum: No general minimum highlighted on global trading site
Noted reach: Significant UK, Australia, Europe, Singapore, Middle East and North America footprint

Advantages

Strong proprietary platform.
Broad global regulatory footprint.
Competitive commodity-CFD access.
Institutional infrastructure.

Limitations

Primarily derivative exposure for commodities.
Exact country/product coverage requires local confirmation.

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CFD broker

FOREX.com

Global specialist forex/CFD broker

Best aligned withActive CFD traders wanting commodity markets alongside forex and strong market analysis

A published range includes crude oil, natural gas, corn and metals.

Instruments: CFDs
Costs: Spread-based commodity CFDs; financing can apply
Minimum: Entity/payment-specific
Noted reach: Broad international reach. A full positive country list was not captured.

Advantages

StoneX backing.
A published range includes crude oil, natural gas, corn and metals.
Strong platforms and research.

Limitations

Not a passive commodity-investing platform.
Leverage/overnight costs.
Country coverage requires local verification.

Visit FOREX.com

CFD broker

FP Markets

Global forex/CFD broker

Best aligned withActive CFD traders wanting multiple professional platforms and commodity/metal access

Oil, gas, corn, sugar and precious metals among broader commodity CFDs

Instruments: ETFs/ETCs, CFDs
Costs: Spread/commission account structures
Minimum: Entity/account-specific
Noted reach: Global with explicit ineligible partner-country list; retail eligibility still entity-specific

Advantages

MT4/MT5/cTrader/TradingView.
Commodities and metals.
Wide CFD range.

Limitations

No direct listed commodity futures.
Region-specific entity rules.

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Multi-asset

Interactive Brokers

Global multi-asset broker

Best aligned withSophisticated global investors/traders wanting listed commodity futures, ETFs/ETPs and professional tools

Energy, metals, agriculture and related commodity products via futures, ETFs/ETPs and metals

Instruments: ETFs/ETCs, Listed futures, Options, Commodity equities, Spot metals
Costs: Product/exchange commissions + market-data fees; fund/ETF pricing varies
Minimum: No general standard brokerage minimum
Noted reach: Official available-country list covers most major global markets and territories

Advantages

Very broad global market access.
Listed futures and options.
ETFs/ETPs.
Professional execution.
Extensive APIs.

Limitations

More complex than simplified retail platforms.
Market-data/exchange fees may apply.
Not a commodity-CFD specialist.

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CFD broker

OANDA

Global forex/CFD broker

Best aligned withActive CFD traders wanting commodities, metals and strong TradingView/MetaTrader support

Hard and soft commodity CFDs including oil, copper, natural gas, corn plus precious metals

Instruments: CFDs
Costs: Spread-based commodity/metal CFDs
Minimum: Entity/payment-specific
Noted reach: Broad global reach; partner programme accepts traffic globally with exceptions

Advantages

Established global broker.
Strong charting/platform support.
Commodity and metals CFDs.

Limitations

No direct commodity ownership.
Country/entity differences.
Financing/spread costs matter.

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CFD broker

Pepperstone

Global forex/CFD broker

Best aligned withActive CFD traders wanting multiple professional platforms for metals, energy and soft commodities

40 spot commodity markets across metals, energies and softs on cited UK page

Instruments: CFDs
Costs: Spread-based; Razor pricing applies to some products
Minimum: No universal minimum highlighted
Noted reach: Licensed in multiple regions. Product access still depends on the legal entity.

Advantages

MT4/MT5/cTrader/TradingView.
40 commodity markets.
Strong active-trader infrastructure.

Limitations

No passive commodity ownership route.
Leverage risk.

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Multi-asset

Saxo

Global bank/broker

Best aligned withExperienced investors wanting multiple ways to access commodities in one institutional-style platform

Commodity CFDs, futures, options, spot metals and ETCs across energy, metals and agriculture

Instruments: ETFs/ETCs, Listed futures, Options, CFDs, Commodity equities, Spot metals
Costs: Tiered commissions/spreads by product and account tier
Minimum: Country/entity/account-tier specific
Noted reach: 1m+ clients across 26 countries provider-stated

Advantages

Unusually broad commodity toolkit: futures, options, CFDs, spot metals and ETCs.
Strong research.
Multi-currency accounts.

Limitations

Pricing and minimums vary by country/account tier.
Can be more complex than app-first brokers.

Visit Saxo

Commodities providers — detailed comparison

Compare commodities access, investment products, trading tools, costs, and platform capabilities in one structured view. Fee models are not collapsed into one number. A spread, a futures commission and an ETF charge are different costs.

Alphabetical comparison of commodities platforms reviewed for this page. Swipe sideways for more columns.
Provider	Platform type	Commodity coverage	Instruments	Costs	Minimum	Regulation	Noted reach	Tools	Visit
AvaTrade Global forex/CFD broker	CFD broker	Metals, energy and agricultural commodity CFDs depending entity	ETFs/ETCs: ETF CFDs / selected multi-asset products. Futures: CFD/futures-derived commodity exposure. Options: No core listed commodity options. CFDs: Yes. Metals: Yes / derivative.	Spread-based; product/entity-specific fees	Entity/funding-specific	Regulated across Ireland/EU, BVI, Australia, South Africa, Japan, Abu Dhabi, Kenya and other group structures	A wide country statement appears in partner material. Client eligibility is not confirmed from that statement.	WebTrader; AvaTrade app; MT4; MT5; AvaOptions	Visit AvaTrade
Capital.com Global CFD broker	CFD broker	65+ commodity CFDs provider-stated across metals, energy and soft/agricultural markets	ETFs/ETCs: ETF CFDs / region-specific. Futures: No core listed futures. Options: No core. CFDs: Yes. Metals: Yes / CFD.	Spread-based, no commission on cited CFD proposition; other costs apply	Funding/entity-specific	Regulated across multiple jurisdictions	Available broadly outside an explicit restricted-country list	Capital.com web/mobile; TradingView; MT4/MT5 on current international page	Visit Capital.com
CMC Markets Global broker / CFD and investment platform	CFD broker	Commodity CFDs across metals, energy and soft commodities; investing offering differs by region	ETFs/ETCs: Selected jurisdictions. Futures: Indirect / CFD-style access rather than core listed-futures retail account. Options: Not core. CFDs: Yes. Metals: Yes / CFD.	Spread-based CFD pricing; investing fees region-specific	No general minimum highlighted on global trading site	15 global offices including UK, Australia, Germany/EU, Canada, NZ, Singapore, Bermuda and UAE	Significant UK, Australia, Europe, Singapore, Middle East and North America footprint	Next Generation; MT4/MT5 in selected regions; mobile/web	Visit CMC Markets
FOREX.com Global specialist forex/CFD broker	CFD broker	A published range includes crude oil, natural gas, corn and metals.	ETFs/ETCs: No core passive commodity route. Futures: Commodity CFD futures/spot-style products; US futures offered through StoneX ecosystem separately. Options: Not core retail CFD account. CFDs: Yes. Metals: Yes / leveraged product.	Spread-based commodity CFDs; financing can apply	Entity/payment-specific	StoneX-backed, with affiliates regulated in multiple jurisdictions	Broad international reach. A full positive country list was not captured.	FOREX.com proprietary; TradingView; MT5/MT4 depending region	Visit FOREX.com
FP Markets Global forex/CFD broker	CFD broker	Oil, gas, corn, sugar and precious metals among broader commodity CFDs	ETFs/ETCs: Selected. Futures: No core direct listed commodity futures. Options: No. CFDs: Yes. Metals: Yes / CFD.	Spread/commission account structures	Entity/account-specific	Multiple entities including Australia/UK/global structures	Global with explicit ineligible partner-country list; retail eligibility still entity-specific	MT4; MT5; cTrader; TradingView; IRESS in selected regions	Visit FP Markets
Interactive Brokers Global multi-asset broker	Multi-asset	Energy, metals, agriculture and related commodity products via futures, ETFs/ETPs and metals	ETFs/ETCs: Yes. Futures: Yes. Options: Yes. CFDs: No core retail CFD proposition. Metals: Global metals permission.	Product/exchange commissions + market-data fees; fund/ETF pricing varies	No general standard brokerage minimum	Multiple regulated affiliates globally; contracting entity depends on residence	Official available-country list covers most major global markets and territories	Trader Workstation; IBKR Desktop; Client Portal; GlobalTrader; mobile	Visit Interactive Brokers
OANDA Global forex/CFD broker	CFD broker	Hard and soft commodity CFDs including oil, copper, natural gas, corn plus precious metals	ETFs/ETCs: No core. Futures: No core listed commodity futures in standard CFD proposition. Options: No core. CFDs: Yes. Metals: Yes / CFD or spread bet in selected regions.	Spread-based commodity/metal CFDs	Entity/payment-specific	Multiple regulated divisions including UK, Europe, Canada, Singapore, US, Australia and others	Broad global reach; partner programme accepts traffic globally with exceptions	OANDA web/mobile; MT4; MT5; TradingView	Visit OANDA
Pepperstone Global forex/CFD broker	CFD broker	40 spot commodity markets across metals, energies and softs on cited UK page	ETFs/ETCs: No core. Futures: Perpetual/CFD-style products, not core listed futures. Options: No. CFDs: Yes. Metals: Yes / CFD.	Spread-based; Razor pricing applies to some products	No universal minimum highlighted	Licensed in multiple regions globally	Licensed in multiple regions. Product access still depends on the legal entity.	Pepperstone platform; MT4; MT5; cTrader; TradingView	Visit Pepperstone
Saxo Global bank/broker	Multi-asset	Commodity CFDs, futures, options, spot metals and ETCs across energy, metals and agriculture	ETFs/ETCs: Yes. Futures: Yes. Options: Yes. CFDs: Yes. Metals: Yes.	Tiered commissions/spreads by product and account tier	Country/entity/account-tier specific	Saxo Bank group; client agreement depends on country of residence	1m+ clients across 26 countries provider-stated	SaxoInvestor; SaxoTrader; web/mobile	Visit Saxo

AvaTrade

CFD broker

Coverage: Metals, energy and agricultural commodity CFDs depending entity
Costs: Spread-based; product/entity-specific fees
Minimum: Entity/funding-specific
Reach: A wide country statement appears in partner material. Client eligibility is not confirmed from that statement.

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Capital.com

CFD broker

Coverage: 65+ commodity CFDs provider-stated across metals, energy and soft/agricultural markets
Costs: Spread-based, no commission on cited CFD proposition; other costs apply
Minimum: Funding/entity-specific
Reach: Available broadly outside an explicit restricted-country list

Visit Capital.com

CMC Markets

CFD broker

Coverage: Commodity CFDs across metals, energy and soft commodities; investing offering differs by region
Costs: Spread-based CFD pricing; investing fees region-specific
Minimum: No general minimum highlighted on global trading site
Reach: Significant UK, Australia, Europe, Singapore, Middle East and North America footprint

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FOREX.com

CFD broker

Coverage: A published range includes crude oil, natural gas, corn and metals.
Costs: Spread-based commodity CFDs; financing can apply
Minimum: Entity/payment-specific
Reach: Broad international reach. A full positive country list was not captured.

Visit FOREX.com

FP Markets

CFD broker

Coverage: Oil, gas, corn, sugar and precious metals among broader commodity CFDs
Costs: Spread/commission account structures
Minimum: Entity/account-specific
Reach: Global with explicit ineligible partner-country list; retail eligibility still entity-specific

Visit FP Markets

Interactive Brokers

Multi-asset

Coverage: Energy, metals, agriculture and related commodity products via futures, ETFs/ETPs and metals
Costs: Product/exchange commissions + market-data fees; fund/ETF pricing varies
Minimum: No general standard brokerage minimum
Reach: Official available-country list covers most major global markets and territories

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OANDA

CFD broker

Coverage: Hard and soft commodity CFDs including oil, copper, natural gas, corn plus precious metals
Costs: Spread-based commodity/metal CFDs
Minimum: Entity/payment-specific
Reach: Broad global reach; partner programme accepts traffic globally with exceptions

Visit OANDA

Pepperstone

CFD broker

Coverage: 40 spot commodity markets across metals, energies and softs on cited UK page
Costs: Spread-based; Razor pricing applies to some products
Minimum: No universal minimum highlighted
Reach: Licensed in multiple regions. Product access still depends on the legal entity.

Visit Pepperstone

Saxo

Multi-asset

Coverage: Commodity CFDs, futures, options, spot metals and ETCs across energy, metals and agriculture
Costs: Tiered commissions/spreads by product and account tier
Minimum: Country/entity/account-tier specific
Reach: 1m+ clients across 26 countries provider-stated

Visit Saxo

Calculators

Each tool starts from numbers you type. This page does not send a contract size or a live price into them.

Position size

You type the contract multiplier. This page does not insert one.

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Futures margin

Tick value and margin come from the specification you enter.

Open

Risk and reward

A planned payoff. It does not grade the trade.

Open

Profit and loss

A result from prices you type.

Open

Stop and target

Distances you choose, not a market order.

Open

Trading journal

A record of trades you enter.

Open

Trading performance

Figures from the journal, not from a feed.

Open

What a commission leaves out

How spread, fees and financing sit beside a headline commission.

Open

Two calendars

Grains follow a planting and harvest year, and official statistics are part of the information set. Softs follow tree crops and cane, with different diseases, different ports and different contract rules.

The six product pages keep those calendars apart. They do not publish a crop forecast or a price.

Questions

Are wheat futures one market?

No. Exchanges list different wheats and different delivery points. The grade is part of the contract.

Is coffee one bean?

Arabica and robusta are different species, usually listed on different contracts.

Sources and review

Written by: WiT Markets Editorial. Writes and structures WiT Markets pages. Separates a sourced fact from a cell that is Not confirmed.

Review: Editorially reviewed. This is not a qualified specialist review and it is not a legal sign-off.

Last reviewed: 19 October 2026. Next review due 13 April 2027. The date is an editorial pass. It is not a live check of every third-party fee.

Other sources

CME Group — checked 13 October 2026
Intercontinental Exchange — checked 16 October 2026
WiT Markets methodology — checked 13 October 2026

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Market overview

Markets in this group

Grains and oilseeds

Wheat

Corn

Soybeans

Soft commodities

Coffee

Sugar

Cocoa

What tends to move it

Weather and biology

Crop reports

Trade policy

Contract grade

Ways to take the exposure

Futures

Funds

Producer and processor shares

CFDs

Contract specifications

CME Group

ICE

Illustrative contract value

What the costs usually are

Risks that belong to this market

Seasonality

Concentration

Liquidity

Compare agriculture providers

AvaTrade

Capital.com

CMC Markets

FOREX.com

FP Markets

Interactive Brokers

OANDA

Pepperstone

Saxo

Commodities providers — detailed comparison

Calculators

Position size

Futures margin

Risk and reward

Profit and loss

Stop and target

Trading journal

Trading performance

What a commission leaves out

Two calendars

Questions

Related markets

Sources and review

Other sources