That's what I was going to speculate -- that the trade had become monopolized and thus not a "commodity market" any more. Maybe there's a future in elephant bellies though?
On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 6:35 PM, Mike Spencer <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ah, further googling turned up what initial efforts didn't. > > While I wasn't looking, a handful of megacorps borged the multitude of > pig farms. They run giant pig factories without any regard for > seasons (or anything else), supported by Fast-Edible-Product megacorps > that include bacon in their FEP. Volatility goes away because > something like 15 guys can (at least in principle) get together in one > room and plan the future of corn, pigs, bacon and waistlines for a > year or two ahead. > > I was right: elephant in the room. I just wasn't looking. > > > - Mike > > -- > Michael Spencer Nova Scotia, Canada .~. > /V\ > [email protected] /( )\ > http://home.tallships.ca/mspencer/ ^^-^^ > > _______________________________________________ > Futurework mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework > -- Sandwichman
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