Who is making a profit from food?
A food speculator bets on the prices of staples such as wheat, soya and oilseed, to make a profit.
Technically speaking, they are investors who trade in ‘agricultural derivatives’ based on ‘futures’ – or agreements to buy or sell foodstuffs at a certain price for delivery at a later date.
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