Oil $500 - By Flavious J. Smith, Jr.

But as the modern industrial revolution in China and India progresses and as global food demand rises, these fertilizers are going to be more important than ever to produce enough crop to meet demand… and the price is going to soar. How Should You We Invest? There are several ways to invest in the world fertilizer markets. The first method is derivatives and swaps (futures and options) contracts through the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (“CME”) . However, due to the volatility in the markets, the CME released guidelines regarding fertilizer swaps and futures trading… Recent volatility in global fertilizer markets had driven growing industry demand for better ways to manage exposure to rapidly changing prices and lessen counterparty credit risk. In response to those needs, CME Group has introduced four cleared Fertilizer Swap contracts on the active Urea, UAN, and DAP fertilizer markets.

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