Bloomberg reports lead and copper prices in London have more than doubled this year, leading gains as of yesterday among 36 commodities in the U.S., Europe and Asia. Robusta-coffee futures posted the biggest decline.

Commodity – Dec. 29 Price -  Year to Date Change

Lead LME $2,449 a metric ton + 145%
Copper LME $7,275 a metric ton + 137%
Copper Comex $3.3135 a pound + 135%
Sugar raw ICE 26.77 cents a pound + 127%
Sugar white Liffe $700.20 a metric ton + 120%
Zinc LME $2,548 a metric ton + 111%
Orange juice ICE $1.4065 a pound + 107%
Palladium Nymex $388.85 an ounce + 106%
Rubber TCM 274.7 yen per kilogram + 102%
Gasoline Nymex $2.0106 a gallon + 99%
Crude oil Nymex $78.87 a barrel + 77%
Brent crude ICE $77.64 a barrel + 70%
Nickel LME $19,200 a metric ton + 64%
Platinum Nymex $1,476 an ounce + 57%
Tin LME $16,740 a metric ton + 56%
Cotton ICE 75.07 cents a pound + 54%
Palm oil MDE 2,590 ringgit a ton + 53%
Gasoil ICE $635.75 a metric ton + 52%
Silver Comex $17.11 an ounce + 51%
Heating oil Nymex $2.1028 a gallon + 50%
Aluminum LME $2,273 a metric ton + 48%
Cocoa Liffe 2,234 U.K. pounds a ton + 25%
Lumber CME $233.50 per 1,000 board feet + 24%
Gold Comex $1,098.10 an ounce + 24%
CRB Index 283.73 + 24%
Coffee arabica ICE $1.3635 a pound + 22%
Cocoa ICE $3,237 a metric ton + 21%
Soybean oil CBOT 39.85 cents a pound + 19%
Lean hogs CME 65.425 cents a pound + 7.5%
Soybeans CBOT $10.47 a bushel + 6.8%
Natural gas Nymex $5.814 per million Btu + 3.4%
Soybean meal CBOT $307.60 per 2,000 pounds + 2.6%
Corn CBOT $4.17 a bushel + 2.5%
Feeder cattle CME 94.725 cents a pound + 1.1%
Live cattle CME 85.125 cents a pound – 1.1%
Rice CBOT $14.88 a bushel – 3%
Wheat CBOT $5.41 a bushel – 11%
Coffee robusta Liffe $1,301 a metric ton – 16%