The phrase "a variety of commodities" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to different types or categories of goods available in a market or for trade.
Example: "The store offers a variety of commodities, including fresh produce, dairy products, and household items."
Alternatives: "a range of goods" or "a selection of products."
The port handles about 60 trains a year, bringing a variety of commodities.
A law enacted in 1995 lifted government price controls on a variety of commodities.
Despite this, Mr Varadharajan claims that "prices have crashed" for a variety of commodities, including coconuts, cotton, tea and rice.
In the 1930s, prices were fixed on a variety of commodities, and some farmers were paid to reduce their crop yields.
You might ask why BHP, the Australian commodities giant that is steadily cornering the market on a variety of commodities, is not facing the same sort of scrutiny.
In their presentation to the jury, they introduced evidence that they say shows that Mr. El-Hage was trying to trade in a variety of commodities, including gems, calculators, T-shirts, printers, shower pipes, coffee and sugar.
When energy prices were low, Excelsior Energy, which has often invested in a variety of commodity and cyclical stocks, took a more defensive stance.
EI DuPont de Nemours & Co. : Shares of the global supplier of a variety of commodity chemicals are down 1.15% to $36.26 in morning trading.
3-Hydroxypropionic acid (3-HP) is an attractive platform chemical, which can be used to produce a variety of commodity chemicals, such as acrylic acid and acrylamide.
Micro-irrigation can be used for all kinds of agricultural production, ranging from trees, fruits, vegetables, ornamentals, pastures, and a variety of commodity-type crops.
Mostly to simplify the problem in the literature, number of commodity and levels of services are considered as single commodity and level, but in every system a variety of commodity and services (levels of network) can be found.
