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The Chinese Conundrum

The impact that the state of the Chinese economy may have on its demand for physical commodities is obviously of key importance to how those products are valued. However, there may be something else brewing in that country of potentially great long-term importance for agricultural commodity trade flows and markets.China occupies a prominent place in the minds of anyone interested in commodity trading/markets and with good reason. It ranks as the top importer of a number of important commodities such as iron ore, oil, copper and soybeans. China’s combined annual imports of raw material commodities far outdistance any rivals. It is fair to say that China is a main demand side driver of price direction for world commodity markets. Just look at...

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