The CommodityFuturesTradingCommission (CFTC) has given an ominous sign that it maystep into the agriculturalmarketsbecause of perceptions of excessvolatilityin recentmonths.
These exchanged funds (ETFs) purchase a variety of agriculturalcommodityfutures, and increases in the price of wheat, corn, cattle, and other food prices will benefit shareholders of these securities.
Under the newly minted 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, the CommodityFutures and Trading Commission is chartered to monitor non-agricultural commodities trading, to promote transparency and to prevent asset bubbles.