Not just oil futures, up 10% the past two months, but corn, wheat, sugar, soybeans and copper — all hockey sticks on my charts.

在过去的两个月，不仅石油期货上涨了10%，而且玉米，小麦，白糖，大豆以及铜在图标上都有了大幅度的增长。

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Corn and wheat prices rose around 50 percent last year; copper, cotton and rubber prices have been setting new records.

玉米和小麦的价格比去年上涨近50%；铜材、棉花和橡胶的价格不断创造历史新高。

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The early settlers traded copper for corn.

早期的殖民者用铜来换玉米。

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With China and other emerging markets rebounding, demand for oil, copper, corn and other agricultural crops will outstrip supply at least for the near term.

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Wheat grew the most, rising 13 percent, followed by single-digit rises from corn, gold and copper.

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Industrial commodities like copper and aluminum, and consumables like corn and pork bellies, have not done much better.

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