Why Do Agricultural Commodity Bull Runs Begin and What Brings Them to an End?
Wheat, Corn, Soybeans and the Major Historical Food Commodity Price Cycles An agricultural commodities bull run occurs because demand rises and supply falls due to poor harvests and inventory shortages. Other factors that can exacerbate price increases include weather risks, export controls, energy prices, biofuel policy, exchange rates, and geopolitics. The 1971–1974 price rally was […]