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8 years ago

Financial speculation in food markets worsened 2006-2008 global food crisis.

SSRN Electronic Journal
The Financialisation of Agricultural Commodity Futures Trading and its Impact on the 2006-2008 Global Food Crisis
Nicola Colbran

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The article explores whether financial trading of agricultural products affected the 2006-2008 food crisis. It looks at how this type of trading impacts futures markets and if it could lead to price instability. The focus is on how these factors affect food security and developing countries.