BAZAAR COMPASS — SOURCES, RIGHTS AND DATES
Version 1.0.2 | Checked October 5, 2026

ORIGIN
Jonathan Rapisarda requested a free lesson from the structure of a Kimi-built
world commodities monitor, extended for bazaar buyers, growers and makers.
The BioInfo AI team independently authored this lesson, calculators, practice
inputs and SVG stall illustration. No source workbook, credential, private
script, headline, trading signal or untrusted status/error export is included.
Detailed authorized source file fingerprints remain in a private audit.

BENCHMARKS
World Bank, Commodity Price Data (Pink Sheet), October 2, 2026.
Observation: RIGHTMOST September 2026 MONTHLY column, not annual/quarterly.
Rice Thailand 5%: 482.0 USD/metric tonne; wheat US HRW: 347.0 USD/metric tonne;
maize: 239.6 USD/metric tonne; coffee Arabica: 7.26 USD/kg;
cotton: 2.10 USD/kg; cocoa: 5.92 USD/kg.
https://thedocs.worldbank.org/en/doc/74e8be41ceb20fa0da750cda2f6b9e4e-0050012026/related/CMO-Pink-Sheet-October-2026.pdf
World Bank dataset metadata: CC BY 4.0.
https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/search/dataset/0038238/commodity-prices-history-and-projections
Changes: selected six series; metric tonne prices / 1000 displayed as USD/kg.
No endorsement or local retail pricing is implied. Snapshot is fixed, not live.

EXACT UNITS
NIST Handbook 44 (2026), Appendix C, conversion tables.
https://www.nist.gov/system/files/documents/2025/12/30/appc-26-HB44-20251222.pdf
1 lb = 0.45359237 kg; 1 ordinary oz = 28.349523125 g.
Precious-metals troy ounces are intentionally not an input unit.

HANDMADE RETAIL EXAMPLES
Alabama Chanin Heron Dress, listed USD1,388, hand-sewn organic cotton,
made in Florence Alabama. No published weight/labor hours found.
https://alabamachanin.com/products/heron-dress
Sajad Kashmiri Diamonds in Navy, SKU230098; Smithsonian Folklife Festival
Marketplace asking price USD39.99; 100% wool, hand-loomed in India.
Merchant weight rounded to 0.20 lb, same NOVICA SKU about90 grams.
https://festival-marketplace.si.edu/p/artisan-hand-loomed-deep-blue-wool-shawl-for-women-kashmiri-diamonds-in-navy/230098/
https://www.novica.com/p/artisan-hand-loomed-deep-blue-wool-shawl-for/230098/
These are single asking-price examples checked October5,2026,not typical
prices or appraisals. Brief product facts are paraphrased; no product photos
or complete merchant descriptions are copied. Third-party rights retained.

GROWING, RAISING AND MAKING COSTS
Penn State Extension: Small-Scale Egg Production (Organic and Conventional).
https://extension.psu.edu/small-scale-egg-production-organic-and-conventional
Minnesota Extension: Marketing mix analysis for farm operators.
https://extension.umn.edu/agriculture/farm-operations-and-systems/agricultural-business-management/marketing-farm-products/marketing-mix-analysis-for-farm-operators
SARE: Building a Sustainable Business, Strategic Planning.
https://www.sare.org/publications/building-a-sustainable-business/strategic-planning/
Lesson costs are editable illustrative inputs; their dated budgets are not
reproduced as current price observations. Count full same-period costs and
usable output; distinguish costs from customer willingness to pay.
