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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Agriculture, food and land use Â»Agriculture, food and land use
Global food and agriculture Â»Global food and agriculture
Food prices Â»Food prices
Food price volatility Â»Food price volatility
Causes of food price volatility Â»Causes of food price volatility
Agricultural commodity speculation
What constitutes speculation? Â»What constitutes speculation?
Analysis needs to be narrowed to specific markets, sectors, locations Â»Analysis needs to be narrowed to specific markets, sectors, locations
Speculation can be a price discovery mechanism Â»Speculation can be a price discovery mechanism
Speculation doesn't lead to persistently higher prices Â»Speculation doesn't lead to persistently higher prices
Correlation between financial crashes and food price volatiliy Â»Correlation between financial crashes and food price volatiliy
Limited evidence of effects of speculation Â»Limited evidence of effects of speculation
Speculation policy Â»Speculation policy
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