Summary
Each commodity in CommodiTracker has its own set of tabs that provide detailed insights into climate risk, pricing, supply, trade, and news. These tabs allow you to move from high-level global views to country-, region-, and location-level detail, helping you understand what’s happening now, what has happened historically, and what may happen next.
This guide walks through every tab available for a single commodity and explains what each one is used for and how to navigate it.
Accessing a Commodity
From the CommodiTracker Home Page:
Locate the commodity you want to explore (for example, Cocoa Beans).
Click on the commodity name.
A set of tabs appears along the left side of the screen. Each tab represents a different type of analysis for that commodity.
Tabs include:
Climate
Cash Prices
Cash Prices - Seasonality
Climate Change
News
Futures Prices*
Trade*
Supply*
*available for exchange-traded commodities only
Tabs Available for All Commodities
Climate Tab
The Climate tab provides insights into how weather and climate conditions are affecting the commodity across the world.
What you’ll find
At the global level, you can see:
Seasonal climate risk ratings
Status indicators showing how the season is progressing
Growing season phase (including year-round crops)
Yield ratings
Riskiest parts of the season and why
The most similar historical year based on climate risk
The main table is organized by production and export importance, helping you quickly identify which countries matter most to global supply.
Drilling down
Click on any country name to view climate risk specific to that country.
Extend the timeline to view more historical data or further into the forecast.
Switch from country to regional views to see how risk varies within a country.
Click into individual growing locations for the most detailed view.
At the growing location level, you’ll see:
An explanation of why the climate risk is rated as it is
Climate risk, temperature, and precipitation graphs
Supporting KPIs for each metric
This tab is useful for understanding where climate risk is concentrated and how it may affect yields.
Cash Prices Tab
The Cash Prices tab displays physical market prices for the commodity.
What you’ll find
Export, wholesale, and farmgate prices (depending on availability)
Prices listed by country, variety, and pricing terms
Unit selection at the top of the page
Historical prices going back to 2020
Price forecasts up to 12 months into the future
Drilling down
Click on any country to see:
Detailed price history
Country-specific forecasts
Additional breakdowns by variety or pricing terms
This tab is useful for understanding current market pricing and expected price direction.
Cash Prices Seasonality Tab
The Seasonality tab pairs with the Cash Prices tab and focuses on how a single price series behaves across different years.
What you’ll find
Year-over-year price comparisons for the same price series
Historical comparisons (for example, 2023 vs. 2024 vs. 2025)
Forward-looking expectations (such as projections for 2026)
A price comparison box summarizing trends
Growing season phases shown along the timeline
A table showing average monthly prices for each selected year
This tab helps you identify seasonal patterns, price anomalies, and years that behaved differently from the norm.
Climate Change Tab
The Climate Change tab complements the Climate tab by focusing on long-term trends rather than current conditions.
What you’ll find
Climate risk trends over the past 10 years
Comparisons between the current season and historical averages
The most similar historical growing season
Country-to-country comparisons
Long-term risk patterns
Country-level detail
Clicking into a country allows you to:
Compare current risk to historical norms
Review similar past seasons and outcomes
Understand what factors are driving long-term risk
View water stress data specific to that country
This tab is useful for strategic planning and long-term sourcing decisions.
News Tab
The News tab aggregates all news related specifically to the selected commodity.
What you’ll find
Articles related to trade, pricing, supply, demand, and climate
Filters for topics and timeframes
A centralized view of all commodity-specific news
This tab helps you stay informed about real-world events that may influence markets and data trends.
Additional Tabs Available for Exchange-Traded Commodities
Futures Prices Tab
The Futures Prices tab is available for exchange-traded commodities and focuses on futures markets.
What you’ll find
A rolling futures price chart
Helios trading signals (bullish, bearish, or neutral) driven by climate indicators
An explanation of why the signal is assigned
Additional futures contracts beyond the rolling contract
How to use it
View how futures prices and trading signals have changed day by day.
Explore historical signals going back five years.
View forecasts up to one year into the future.
Switch from the rolling contract to any specific futures contract listed.
This tab helps users understand how climate risk may translate into futures price movements and trading sentiment.
Trade Tab
The Trade tab focuses on global import and export activity for the commodity.
What you’ll find
Top exporters and importers over the past 10 years
Export and import volumes globally and by country
The ability to switch between export and import views
Trade-related news tied to the commodity
This tab is useful for understanding trade flows, market dominance, and shifts in global sourcing or demand.
Supply Tab
The Supply tab provides production-side insights for the commodity.
What you’ll find
Top producing countries over the past 10 years
Production volume trends
Harvested area trends
Crop yield trends
Beginning stock levels
Supply distribution breakdowns
Country-level view
When you click into a country, you can see:
Production volume
Harvested area
Yield
Beginning stocks
Trend lines over time
A breakdown of how supply is used (production, imports, consumption, exports)
This tab helps users understand where supply is growing or tightening and how that may affect availability.
Putting It All Together
Each tab answers a different question:
Climate and Climate Change explain environmental risk
Futures and Cash Prices show market response
Trade and Supply explain physical flows and availability
News provides real-world context
Using them together allows you to understand not just what is happening, but why it is happening and how it may affect decisions.