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Commodity price shocks are times when the prices for commodities have drastically increased or decreased over a short span of time. [ 1 ] Post-Napoleonic Irish grain price and land use shocks (1815–1816)
The US is the world's largest producer of corn. [8] According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the average U.S. yield for corn was 177 bushels per acre, up 3.3 percent over 2020 and a record high, with 16 states posting state records in output, and Iowa reporting a record of 205 bushels of corn per acre.
Before prices plunged last summer, Henebry said he sold some corn for $5.50 to $5.70 per bushel and then for as much as $6.21 per bushel delivered to the grain elevator.
From a mid-August peak of a record $8.49 a bushel, corn December futures have fallen to around $7.40 a bushel today. The spread between corn for December 2012 delivery and March 2013 delivery has ...
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It is rare for price spikes to hit all major foods in most countries at once, but food prices suffered all-time peaks in 2008 and 2011, posting a 15% and 12% deflated increase year-over-year, representing prices higher than any data collected. [38] One reason for the increase in food prices may be the increase in oil prices at the same time ...
High food prices were also a major factor contributing to the Arab Spring unrest. [4] The deflated FAO food price index reached an all time high in 2012. [5] As a result of a very dry summer in the United States and Europe, corn and soybean prices reached all-time highs in July 2012 and prices remained high throughout 2012 [1]