The secret financial life of food : from commodities markets to supermarkets

The secret financial life of food : from commodities markets to supermarkets / Kara Newman.

"One morning while reading Barron's magazine, Kara Newman took note of a casual bit of advice offered by famed commodities trader Jim Rogers. 'Buy breakfast, ' he told investors, referring to the value of rising pork belly and frozen orange juice futures. The statement inspired N...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Newman, Kara (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2013]
Series:Arts and traditions of the table.
Subjects:
Commodity exchanges > History.
Agriculture > Economic aspects > History.
Food > History.
HISTORY > Social History.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Finance.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
Agriculture > Economic aspects
Commodity exchanges
Food
History
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Table of Contents:
  • How does commodities trading work?
  • The spice route
  • The commodity that built a nation: corn futures
  • Great grains
  • Butter-and-egg men
  • The mochaccino market: coffee, sugar, and cocoa
  • Cattle call
  • This little piggy made a market: the rise and fall of pork bellies
  • When money grows on trees: produce futures
  • Super soybeans
  • The future of food futures? Contracts to consider.

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