The second point to bear in mind is that yield isn't everything — and growing high-yield commodities is not quite the same thing as growing food.
Data for interest rates, government bond yields, commodity prices, exchange rates, select futures and options.
Unlike high-yield commodity hybrids, bred to tolerate close quarters in the field, heirloom corn requires 18 inches of separation between plants.
Water productivity indicators were calculated referring to: a) actual field collected data, including yields, commodity prices and production costs; and b) a sensitivity analysis to commodity prices and production costs.
The authors performed their analysis using public data on farm yields, commodity and fuel prices, farm energy and chemical inputs, production plant efficiencies, production of coproducts (e.g., an animal feed known as distillers dried grains with solubles, or DDGS), greenhouse gas emissions, and other environmental effects.
This created a positive "roll yield" for commodity investors, who could hold on to contracts until they became more valuable.
Geospatial Insight uses satellite data to estimate the limits of flood damage for insurance companies so they can assess their exposure and is also developing methods to advise financial companies on the likely seasonal yields of commodities such as palm oil.
Nevertheless, equities look the odd one out at the moment, given falling bond yields and commodity prices.
Moreover, this weekly index largely comprises indicators that are not revised later, such as share prices, bond yields and commodity prices.
He had no stake in the crop yields or commodity prices, but another question weighed on his mind: Would the work be finished in time for Mr. McIntosh to help drum up support for Senator Barack Obama?
