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#1 dcengr

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Posted 15 January 2007 - 02:16 PM

Worth a read, and see if you can align today's massive corn price rise to some of history's past.

The great US dustbowl starts around 1930.. and the bull market ends.. only to be revived by 1932 to culminate in 1937 peak.

The great chinese dustbowl starts around 2001 and the bull market ends.. only to be revived by 2003 to cuminate in...

China's dust bowl

US dust bowl

Price correlation below:

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#2 Rogerdodger

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Posted 15 January 2007 - 02:36 PM

That's one reason that this Okie views weather as cyclical. We very seldom get near those 1930's records.

#3 dcengr

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Posted 15 January 2007 - 02:50 PM

That's one reason that this Okie views weather as cyclical.
We very seldom get near those 1930's records.


Probably not a coincidence... dust bowls tend to throw particulates into the air, which may reflect sunlight and cause drought/more severe winters to occur.
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