Commodities dashboard
A cross-topic overview of commodity price benchmarks — oil (Brent & WTI), natural gas (Henry Hub), and food prices (FAO Food Price Index and sub-indices) — with source-linked indicators, coverage, and review status. Market benchmarks, partial coverage, not real-time, not a causal attribution.
Warconomy tracks commodity prices as the channel through which wars, sanctions, and chokepoint risk reach the economy. This dashboard rolls up three source-linked subjects: oil benchmarks (EIA Brent & WTI spot), natural gas (EIA Henry Hub), and food prices (the FAO Food Price Index and its sub-indices). Every value is a market benchmark tracked alongside risk — not a causal attribution to any single event — and prices reflect supply, demand, weather, and many other factors. Coverage is partial and not real-time; values are manually maintained, source-linked snapshots.
- 10 live/source-linked commodity indicators across 3 topics and 3 public sources.
- Oil (Brent & WTI), natural gas (Henry Hub), and food prices (FAO index + sub-indices).
- Review status: 9 current · 1 due soon · 0 overdue · 0 stale.
Commodity coverage at a glance
Counts are computed statically from the fixtures as of . Market benchmarks, partial coverage, not real-time.
Commodity topics
Source-linked commodity subjects. Each links to its detailed economic-impact page.
| Topic | Live | Sample | Sources | Review | Top indicators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economic impact of oil price benchmarks (Brent & WTI) | 2 | 0 | 1 | current | Brent crude price, WTI crude price |
| Economic impact of natural gas prices | 2 | 0 | 1 | current | Henry Hub natural gas price, Henry Hub natural gas price |
| Economic impact of food commodity prices | 6 | 0 | 1 | current | FAO Food Price Index, FAO food price sub-index, FAO food price sub-index |
Key commodity indicators
Every value is source-linked and manually maintained from a cited public source (EIA, FAO). These are market benchmarks tracked alongside risk, not causal attributions.
| Indicator | Value | As of | Source | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent crude price | 92.88 USD/bbllive · source-linked | May 29, 2026 | U.S. Energy Information Administration | High |
| WTI crude price | 91.16 USD/bbllive · source-linked | May 29, 2026 | U.S. Energy Information Administration | High |
| Henry Hub natural gas price | 2.94 USD/MMBtulive · source-linked | May 31, 2026 | U.S. Energy Information Administration | High |
| Henry Hub natural gas price | 2.77 USD/MMBtulive · source-linked | April 30, 2026 | U.S. Energy Information Administration | High |
| FAO Food Price Index | 130.8 index (2014–2016 = 100)live · source-linked | May 31, 2026 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | High |
| FAO food price sub-index | 114.3 index (2014–2016 = 100)live · source-linked | May 31, 2026 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | High |
| FAO food price sub-index | 185 index (2014–2016 = 100)live · source-linked | May 31, 2026 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | High |
| FAO food price sub-index | 119.2 index (2014–2016 = 100)live · source-linked | May 31, 2026 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | High |
| FAO food price sub-index | 130.5 index (2014–2016 = 100)live · source-linked | May 31, 2026 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | High |
| FAO food price sub-index | 95.1 index (2014–2016 = 100)live · source-linked | May 31, 2026 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | High |
Why commodity prices matter
- Energy pass-through — oil and gas benchmarks feed fuel, power, freight, and input costs across the economy.
- Food channel — the FAO index reflects global food commodity prices; cereals and vegetable oils are most exposed to the Black Sea / Ukraine channel.
- Risk transmission — conflict, sanctions, and chokepoint risk are tracked alongside benchmark moves, not asserted as causes.
Review status & maintenance
Of 10 commodity live indicators: 9 current, 1 due for review soon, 0 overdue, and 0 stale. Stale means a manual re-check is recommended — not that the value is wrong. See the data maintenance page for the periodic-source watchlist.
- Henry Hub natural gas price — review due soon, review by June 14, 2026.
- Brent crude price — current, review by July 13, 2026.
- WTI crude price — current, review by July 13, 2026.
- Henry Hub natural gas price — current, review by July 15, 2026.
- FAO Food Price Index — current, review by July 15, 2026.
Limitations
- Market benchmarks tracked alongside risk — not a causal attribution model.
- Partial coverage — not a complete map of commodity markets.
- Not real-time; values are manually maintained source-linked snapshots.
- Benchmarks differ by scope (daily spot vs monthly average; U.S. vs European/Asian gas).
- Prices reflect supply, demand, weather, and many factors, and are revised.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the commodities dashboard cover?
- A cross-topic overview of oil benchmarks (Brent & WTI), natural gas (Henry Hub), and food prices (FAO Food Price Index and sub-indices), with source-linked indicators, coverage, and review status. Partial coverage, not real-time.
- Are these prices attributed to wars or sanctions?
- No. Commodity prices are market benchmarks tracked alongside conflict, sanctions, and chokepoint risk — not causal attributions. Prices reflect many factors.
Data needs / next source gates
Source-gated data we would add to this category once a citable public source exists — not asserted values.
- Wheat, fertilizer & natural-gas price benchmarks — Official/intergovernmental price series (e.g. World Bank Pink Sheet, FAO) (new series, medium risk)
- TTF and JKM gas benchmarks — Official exchange/regulator data or a free, attributable index (new observation, high risk)
- Black Sea grain export volumes — UN/FAO or official corridor statistics (new observation, medium risk)
Full backlog: /data-needs.
Related Warconomy pages
How to cite this dashboard
Cite the Warconomy commodities dashboard (https://warconomy.com/commodities/dashboard) as a cross-topic summary of source-linked commodity benchmarks, reviewed as of June 5, 2026. For an individual value, cite its topic page and the underlying source in the source registry. See the question hub and data maintenance.