Commods

Elias grabbed the handset. "Copy, Vanguard . We have you on the scope. The harbor master is holding the dock. You have a thirty-minute window before the tariff shift. If you miss it, the import tax doubles."

He sat back, his chest heaving. The Vanguard was still listing in the channel, the Coast Guard circling like gnats. Somewhere, a cargo of sweetener was turning into sludge.

It was the ruthless logic of the commods trade. It didn't matter that the ship was sinking. It didn't matter that the sugar was dissolving into salt water. All that mattered was the position. commods

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"Water damage! Hull breach in sector four! We're jettisoning to stay afloat! We're dumping the cargo!" Elias grabbed the handset

"Miller," Elias said, his voice tightening. "Look at the waterline."

These typically include "Hard Commods" (extracted resources like gold, oil, and copper) and "Soft Commods" (grown products like wheat, coffee, and corn). The harbor master is holding the dock

In financial markets, "commods" is the common industry jargon for raw materials or primary agricultural products that can be bought and sold.