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Interesting article about wheat prices.
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<blockquote data-quote="som farmer" data-source="post: 8154664" data-attributes="member: 86168"><p>his article could be 100% correct, but its totally irrelevant, the price is controlled by those traders, sat behind desks in Chicago, USA. And it would take a nuclear explosion to stop them 'trading' commodities, but they sell, and others buy, so demand is there.</p><p>Global food stocks, are low, so unless guvs restrict exports, India etc, product will go, to the highest bidder, that is economics, supply v demand, the richer buyers get it, the poorer ones starve, as unfortunately, has always been the case.</p><p></p><p> Ukraine, and Russia, supply huge amounts of product, to the world, Russian product will go to the few countries that remain 'friendly' with them. Ukraine is different, that is taking a big chunk, off the market, this year, and probably next, or more. That product has to be replaced, to prevent starvation, in poorer countries. From where ? there are no global stock piles, to cope with that, let alone a weather disaster somewhere, as well.</p><p></p><p>So, to return to his 'logic', farmers are facing rapidly rising input costs, you can argue the reasons, for that, mainly fuel/fert related, again its irrelevant, its the current mkt price, even if it is manipulated by b#######d commodity traders, to produce, we have to buy, we cannot produce at a loss, though many expect us to, so production goes down, and price goes up. Its not fair, neither is life, the divide between rich and poor, is increasing, how to stop that, is communism in its primary form, and still doesn't make all equal.</p><p></p><p> Even if you got rid of those parasitic traders, who would set a price ? Because some one would have to, swapping goods with your neighbour, doesn't set a global trading price.</p><p></p><p>Economics are so simple, its supply versus demand, until politicians #### it up, by interfering, and it looks increasingly like they are going to interfere, which will be popular, and probably needed. The question is, how do they get out, of their 'interfering'. For certain, they haven't got a clue. So perhaps those parasites perform the function, better than politicians.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="som farmer, post: 8154664, member: 86168"] his article could be 100% correct, but its totally irrelevant, the price is controlled by those traders, sat behind desks in Chicago, USA. And it would take a nuclear explosion to stop them 'trading' commodities, but they sell, and others buy, so demand is there. Global food stocks, are low, so unless guvs restrict exports, India etc, product will go, to the highest bidder, that is economics, supply v demand, the richer buyers get it, the poorer ones starve, as unfortunately, has always been the case. Ukraine, and Russia, supply huge amounts of product, to the world, Russian product will go to the few countries that remain 'friendly' with them. Ukraine is different, that is taking a big chunk, off the market, this year, and probably next, or more. That product has to be replaced, to prevent starvation, in poorer countries. From where ? there are no global stock piles, to cope with that, let alone a weather disaster somewhere, as well. So, to return to his 'logic', farmers are facing rapidly rising input costs, you can argue the reasons, for that, mainly fuel/fert related, again its irrelevant, its the current mkt price, even if it is manipulated by b#######d commodity traders, to produce, we have to buy, we cannot produce at a loss, though many expect us to, so production goes down, and price goes up. Its not fair, neither is life, the divide between rich and poor, is increasing, how to stop that, is communism in its primary form, and still doesn't make all equal. Even if you got rid of those parasitic traders, who would set a price ? Because some one would have to, swapping goods with your neighbour, doesn't set a global trading price. Economics are so simple, its supply versus demand, until politicians #### it up, by interfering, and it looks increasingly like they are going to interfere, which will be popular, and probably needed. The question is, how do they get out, of their 'interfering'. For certain, they haven't got a clue. So perhaps those parasites perform the function, better than politicians. [/QUOTE]
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