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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.
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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".
West Texas Intermediate crude oil slumped 1.10% to $73.44 a barrel. Brent crude , the international benchmark, inched up 0.16% to trade at $76.28 a barrel. Gold moved up 0.5% to $2,662 an ounce.
While their corn crop was good, and they also make money from finishing about 14,000 conventional hogs a year, they lost their entire 2024 wheat crop to disease. So that has added to the stress ...