Date: January, 2009
Abstract: The discussion regarding the relative impact of macroeconomic versus fundamental influences on United States (U.S.) grain and oilseed prices remains compelling in consideration of both the agricultural commodity boom between 2006 and 2008 and the price free-fall in late 2008. With links to crude oil prices, noncommercial investment in commodities markets, and currency valuation, it is well documented that grain and oilseed markets became increasingly linked to influences outside of supply and de...
Research Type: Archived N. Am. Outlook