The volatility of the raw materials market

Forty years ago, commodity price movements were relatively minor. Today though, these prices are far more volatile. We talked to Tony Bell from BOCM/Pauls to find out why this is. By Stuart Lumb, UK correspondent In the stock markets around the world, speculators have seized on raw materials and feed ingredients as a means of making money – rapid price increases are often due to speculators going into the markets. At a recently held meeting for UK pig producers in Lincolnshire, To