| From Bloomberg: Wheat fluctuated in Chicago as some investors liquidated contracts after prices reached a five-month high on demand from North Africa, where riots broke out this month over rising food costs.
The grain gained 9.1 percent in the past two weeks as rioting in Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt sparked demand for food commodities. Algeria yesterday bought 800,000 metric tons of wheat, Reuters reported. Investors who had bet futures would rise may be capitalizing on the price gains..............................................Full Article: Source
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