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Agricultural commodity speculation

Speculation can lead to increased volatility in food prices at certain points; as chance price changes may be perceived as the start of a trend and a herd mentality among traders and investment houses can lead to short-term effects on price.

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Agricultural commodity speculation
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What constitutes speculation?
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Analysis needs to be narrowed to specific markets, sectors, locations
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Speculation can be a price discovery mechanism
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Speculation doesn't lead to persistently higher prices
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Correlation between financial crashes and food price volatiliy
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Limited evidence of effects of speculation
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Speculation policy
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Precarious balance between global food supply and demand
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Un-cordinated national stimulation packages
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