softs
Not the hards
Softs is financial jargon for soft commodities—agricultural products like coffee, cocoa, sugar, cotton, and orange juice that are grown rather than mined or extracted.
Traders distinguish softs from hard commodities such as oil, gold, and copper.
Softs rallied on drought concerns in Brazil.
The term appears most often in commodities trading and market reporting.
cotton
Plant fiber for textiles
orange juice · soybeans · wheat · corn · rice · tea · rubber · palm oil · lumber · wool
carbon
Sixth element, atomic symbol C
- nitrogenElement seven, colorless gas
- oxygenElement eight, colorless gas
- hydrogenSimplest atomic element
sulfur · phosphorus · chlorine · silicon · boron · selenium · bromine · iodine · fluorine · helium
softsmetals
Lustrous conductive elements
precious metals · industrial metals · crude oil · minerals · ores
softsspirits
Liquor or apparitions
liquor · alcohol · booze · alcoholic beverages · hard liquor
- soft drinksCarbonated nonalcoholic beverages
- soft spotEmotional vulnerability or fondness
- soft targetUndefended vulnerable site
- soft serveAerated frozen dairy dessert
- soft fruitEasily bruised produce
- soft voiceQuiet manner of speaking