| A traders sound the death knell of the commodities supercycle, grains prices, which rallied on increased demand from emerging markets and periods of bad weather, also look to be heading for a period of weakness. Along with oil and metals, agricultural commodities rode the great bull run in raw materials from the early 2000s. On top of new demand from developing countries, biofuel mandates also contributed to supply shortages.
However, as growth slows in China and other emerging economies, agricultural and rural economies are facing a “reset downward” says Professor David Kohl, a US agricultural economist formerly of Virginia Tech...............................................Full Article: Source
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