An agricultural economist remains optimistic about the long-term future of commodities. “We may have a hard today, but hopefully that’ll yield easy tomorrows.” Erik Hoegemeyer, with Midland University, says low commodity prices are a product of surplus supplies, but… “The good news is, we also are looking at, especially in the corn market, record demand.” […]
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