Time To Harvest The Grains ETFs?

For the investors who had been preaching on the need to brace for a surge in inflation in the wake of massive capital injections, credibility continues to slip away. Recent CPI readings have been tame, to say the least; deflation is a more immediate concern even in an environment where inflation rates are expected to remain near record lows for the foreseeable future. Some of these “inflation bugs” thought recently that they had seen the tip of the iceberg, as food prices began to skyrocket across the U.S. But a closer look at the factors driving grains prices reveals that the rally in certain agricultural commodities is not the long-awaited punishment for unprecedented capital injections in Washington, but rather the result of unexpected developments overseas. Wheat prices have jumped in the U.S. as a drought throughout Europe and Russia, as well other unforeseen ills, has pushed the commodity to a 13-month [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Stories: Time To Short Grains ETFs? What’s Killing The Grain ETF (JJG)? Ultimate Guide To Agricultural ETFs: Agriculture ETF Investing 101