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How world's 14 top commodities will perform

Last updated on: September 26, 2012 12:45 IST
A row of gas pumps is seen at a petrol station in Berlin.

With the growing global population increasingly demanding goods, many financial advisors have advised clients to invest in commodities, says Business Insider.

But which commodities do these advisors favour? Let's take a look at what Morgan Stanley is predicting.

Source: Business Insider

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How world's 14 top commodities will perform

Last updated on: September 26, 2012 12:45 IST
A car drives past a BP petrol station in Moscow.

Oil

Projected 2012 average: $110/bbl

Projected 2013 price: $115/bbl

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How world's 14 top commodities will perform

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A worker carries out a routine check in a natural gas control centre of Turkey's Petroleum and Pipeline Corporation, 35km west of Ankara.

Natural gas

Projected 2012 average: $2.74/mmBtu

Projected 2013 price: $4.00/mmBtu

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How world's 14 top commodities will perform

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A worker loads aluminium chucks onto a truck at Aluminium Mostar factory in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Aluminium

Projected 2012 average: $2,100/MT

Projected 2013 price: $2,200/MT

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An employee checks a copper hose in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Copper

Projected 2012 average: $7,900/MT

Projected 2013 price: $8,300/MT

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How world's 14 top commodities will perform

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Workers load sacks of nickel ore into trucks in Indonesia's south Sulawesi province.

Nickel

Projected 2012 average: $17,800/MT

Projected 2013 price: $18,300/MT

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A truck hauls zinc ore at Oz Minerals Century Mine in Lawn Hill near Queensland, Australia.

Zinc

Projected 2012 average: $2,000/MT

Projected 2013 price: $2,100/MT

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An employee holds a gold piece in Jakarta,  Indonesia.

Gold

Projected 2012 average: $1,677/oz

Projected 2013 price: $1,816/oz

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A commemorative silver 25 rouble coin is seen during a presentation in Moscow.

Silver

Projected 2012 average: $32/oz

Projected 2013 price: $35/oz

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Ingots of 99.97 and 99.98 per cent pure platinum are placed at the Krastsvetmet non-ferrous metals plant in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.

Platinum

Projected 2012 average: $1,554/oz

Projected 2013 price: $1,715/oz

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An employee examines cotton thread inside a workshop in Bello, Antioquia province, Colombia.

Cotton

Projected 2012 average: $0.91/lb

Projected 2013 price: $0.80/lb

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A farmer carries sugarcane from a field on the outskirts of Jammu.

Sugar

Projected 2012 average: $0.22/lb

Projected 2013 price: $0.19/lb

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A combine harvester loads corn kernels in La Paloma city, Canindeyu, 348km northeast of Asuncion, Paraguay.

Corn

Projected 2012 average: $7.85/bu

Projected 2013 price: $7.85/bu

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Combine harvesters work on wheat field outside Svetlolobovo in Russia.

Wheat

Projected 2012 average: $8.20/bu

Projected 2013 price: $8.20/bu

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Workers harvest soybean in a farm in the city of Tangara da Serra in Cuiaba, Brazil.

Soybean

Projected 2012 average: $16.00/bu

Projected 2013 price: $16.00/bu