Here are the prices of some key commodities traded in New York on Wednesday:
Crude oil prices gained 41 cents in afternoon trading to hit $85.85 a barrel.
Coffee prices rose 4 cents to end at $2.73 per pound.
Copper prices gained a fraction of a cent to finish at $4.00 a pound.
Cocoa futures moved up $57 to end the day's trading at $3,080 per ton.