| If the oil price does make its expected recovery, then supply and demand pressures will flow on to alternative fuel sources, such as ethanol, leading to rising prices in sugar, corn and other ethanol sources.
Then there is food and other soft and agricultural commodities, such as cotton, which is reportedly hitting prices not reached since the American Civil War. In recent months, agricultural commodity prices have risen sharply in everything from coffee to natural rubber. These higher prices have had an impact on the margins of producers, who in turn will be passing them on to consumers..............................................Full Article: Source
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