The secret financial life of food : from commodities markets to supermarkets /
Newman, Kara.
New York : Columbia University Press,
c2013.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-182) and index.
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.
Commodity exchanges
Agriculture
Food