It says the price index contained this amount of beef, this amount of sheep wool, this amount of sole leather, and this amount of corn; that was the first consumer price index ever used for financial contracts.

指数中包括这些数量的牛肉,这些数量的羊毛,这些数量的鞋底皮,这些数量的玉米,这是在金融合约里出现的,第一个消费者物价指数

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High prices for corn, beef, and other staples right now make it difficult for a one-location restaurant to price competitively and still make a profit.

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Problem is you guys force cows to eat corn instead of grass, I even remember as a kid during my first vacations in the US when some waitress at an upscale restaurant was bragging about their AAA grade corn-feed beef steak, which was only slightly less chewy than leather.

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Historical trends show that demand for agricultural products like corn, poultry, pork and beef increases with per capita income, especially in India, Russia and China.

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