Economist: Inflation rate rises to 3%, could be bullish for commodities

An ag economist says farmers should monitor grain futures as inflation continues to increase. Consumer prices rose half a percentage point in January and University of Missouri’s Ben Brown says the commodity markets could benefit. “There’s some evidence that suggests that commodities follow the long-range gauge of inflation. If you see a period where inflation […]

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