Food Prices

Global agricultural markets, in economics lingo, are "thin," meaning that most of the food produced on Earth does not cross national boundaries. Only about 5 percent to 7 percent of all rice, for instance, is traded internationally. Other food types are traded more heavily, but very few see international trade rates higher than 20 percent of what is grown globally. This means the number of transactions is not high enough to guarantee consistent pricing ... Full Story »

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Jeanne Roberts
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by Jeanne Roberts - Oct. 1, 2008

This is very good journalism, with one or two exceptions. Japan does not choose to withhold rice exports; their international trade agreement(s) requires it. Speculation removes food because indexers buy calendar spreads and never sell the named commodity. And EWG indicates US food prices will rise 9 percent in 2008, an estimate borne out by recent price increases.

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Kaizar Campwala
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by Kaizar Campwala - Oct. 1, 2008

This is a "backgrounder", hence not 'news' per say, but entirely relevant to understanding news about food prices and global commodity markets. I certainly learned a lot reading it.

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