Five Years in the Doldrums Trading in agricultural futures had languished starting in late 1983 because of depressed farm prices and low volatility.

Oxfam welcomed Graziano's victory, saying he had the expertise and commitment to "transform our broken food system and make the shift toward a new agricultural future".

Financial futures are different from agricultural futures in only one important respect.

Price limits are common in agricultural futures, but have long been opposed in stock index futures by exchange officials and some industry experts.

He was a banker's son from the planet Vandergast, and was making quite a name for himself in the world of interstellar finance-particularly dealing in agricultural futures.

On August 1, 2006, the CBOT launched side-by-side trading for agricultural futures.

And the pumping depletes underground aquifers, threatening the agricultural future of the region.

MATba is the largest agricultural futures & options exchange in South America.

The two exchanges, founded in the 19th century to trade agricultural futures, first proposed combining last October.

She estimates speculative demand for commodity futures has increased since 2008 by 40-80% in agricultural futures.