1. These facilities are now viewed by Wall Street as staple commodities . 2. It dominates an underdeveloped periphery that depends on production and export of staple commodities . 3. For instance, the staple commodity in Atlantic Canada was cod. 4. Things went so far that USDA seriously considered creating a Western Hemisphere cartel for staple commodities . 5. Rice and corn are cultivated in vast areas of the country, but the government frequently has to import these staple commodities . 6. To prevent any food scarcity that may lead to unrest, the government last year banned the exports of its staple commodity , rice. 7. Riots have broken out in small towns in Java, Sumatra and Sulawesi allegedly due to scarcity and surging prices of staple commodities . 8. In the 1790s, Peter went to work for a Jersey company engaged in the transatlantic trade in cod and other staple commodities . 9. "Our true enemies are the speculators and hoarders ( of staple commodities ) because they continue to weaken the economy, " he said. 10. Q : Did the rioters merely want an adequate supply of staple commodities , or did they also desire a change in political conditions?