KANSAS CITY (Dow Jones)--A trio of economic factors that sent commodity prices soaring in mid-2008 has reversed and now is pressuring them, according to an updated report by three Purdue University agricultural economists. "The three major drivers that we identified last year were trends in global production and consumption, the value of the dollar, and biofuels," said Wally Tyner, who, along with Philip Abbott and Chris Hurt, released "What's Driving Food Prices?" in July last year. Tyner and Hurt found that a stronger U.S. dollar, falling ethanol demand and rising grain stocks combined to send corn, soybean, wheat and rice prices cascading in late 2008. Behind those dramatic changes is the global financial crisis, the economists said. Given time, consumers are likely to see lower prices for some food items, Tyner said. "Demand is down for everything," Tyner said. "In particular, demand is down more for meat products, which means less demand for the corn and soybean meal to produce meat. It filters through the system." Hurt said, "Some products like eggs, milk and dairy will have lower prices this year. Others like meats may be close to unchanged, and fruits and vegetables will likely still be somewhat higher."
Регион | Закуп. | Изм. | Прод. | Изм. |
---|---|---|---|---|
ЦФО |
32900.00 | + 1950 | 33200.00 | + 2000 |
ПФО |
32000.00 | + 1690 | 32500.00 | + 1500 |
СКФО |
33000.00 | + 1350 | 33500.00 | + 1500 |
ЮФО |
33000.00 | + 1500 | 33500.00 | + 1500 |
СФО |
33000.00 | + 1000 | 34000.00 | + 1000 |
Регион | Закуп. | Изм. | Прод. | Изм. |
---|---|---|---|---|
ЦФО |
74000.00 | + 1000 | 74500.00 | + 1000 |
ЮФО |
73000.00 | + 1000 | 75000.00 | + 1000 |
ПФО |
73500.00 | + 1500 | 75000.00 | + 1800 |
СФО |
74000.00 | + 500 | 76000.00 | + 1100 |
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