At present, global commodity prices are becoming more and more intense, and food prices are also soaring.

Corn futures broke through the $8 mark on Monday because of supply problems, the highest level in nearly a decade since September 2012, up from $6 at the start of the year.

Futures such as wheat and soybeans also continue to climb:

The July contract for wheat closed at $11.29 a bushel, up 24.25 cents, or 2.2%, over the previous day, while the July contract for soybeans closed at $16.93 a bushel, up 28 cents, or 1.68%, from the previous day.

Since the epidemic of COVID-19, the price of agricultural products has gone up all the way. World food commodity prices jumped sharply in March to an all-time high as conflicts in the Black Sea region hit staple grain and vegetable oil markets.

Global food prices are likely to rise further in the future, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned. FAO's global food price index has risen by about 75% since mid-2020, surpassing previous levels during the global food crisis in 2008 and 2011.

At a time when world food prices are at an all-time high, the grain giants are also「Make a lot of money」。

Today, the "big four grain merchants" who control the world's grain transportation and marketing control 75% of the world's grain transactions, and three members of the Cargill family have recently joined Bloomberg's list of the world's 500 richest people.

ADM and Bunge, two of the Big four, have also performed strongly this year:

$Archer Daniels Midland (ADM.US) $(Archer Daniels Midland) up 43%$Bunge (BG.US) $The increase is more than 36%.

The agency also said that the rise in the price of agricultural products has also given rise to investment opportunities in many areas, such as agricultural heavy construction machinery, agricultural products producers and traders.According to Futuo Niuniu$Agricultural products (BK2007.US) $、Agricultural input (BK2010.US) $及$Agricultural heavy construction machinery (BK2471.US) $、Food shortage (BK2649.US) $The plate shows:

The three largest chemical fertilizer producers in North America$MOS.US (USA) $、$CF Industrial Holdings (CF.US) $、$Nutrien (NTR.US) $The stock price has been rising steadily this year, among which the share price of Meisheng in the United States has nearly doubled; the agricultural machinery giant$Deere shares (DE.US) $It also rose by more than 28%.