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The Bloomberg Commodity Index (BCOM) is a broadly diversified commodity price index distributed by Bloomberg Index Services Limited. The index was originally launched in 1998 as the Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index ( DJ-AIGCI ) and renamed to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index ( DJ-UBSCI ) in 2009, when UBS acquired the index from AIG .
A map of worldwide wheat production in 2000 Wheat is one of the most widely produced primary crops in the world. The following international wheat production statistics come from the Food and Agriculture Organization figures from FAOSTAT database, older from International Grains Council figures from the report "Grain Market Report".
The international market price of wheat doubled from February 2007 to February 2008 hitting a record high of over US$10 a bushel. [92] Rice prices also reached ten-year highs. In some nations, milk and meat prices more than doubled, while soy (which hit a 34-year high price in December 2007 [93]) and maize prices have increased dramatically.
A remarkable run-up in prices of wheat, corn, oilseeds, rice, and dairy products, along with sharply higher energy prices, have been blamed on supply shortfalls, strong demand for bio-fuels, and an inflow of $150 billion from investment funds. From a year ago, Chicago wheat futures have soared +120%, corn +20%, and soybeans are +80% higher.
Under the Wilson administration during World War I, the U.S. Food Administration, under the direction of Herbert Hoover, set a basic price of $2.20 per bushel. The end of the war led to "the closing of the bonanza export markets and the fall of sky-high farm prices", and wheat prices fell from more than $2.20 per bushel in 1919 to $1.01 in 1921 ...
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The following is a list of countries by wheat exports. Data is for 2023 as reported in Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database. [1] Wheat is one of the biggest crops in the international grain trade, alongside other crops like maize (corn), rice and soybean. #
In 2025, egg prices are expected to be around $0.85 per dozen below the average 2024 egg price, based on the assumption of an increase in flock size and a 4.2% year-over-year increase in egg ...