One of the driving forces behind commodity investing has been the exponential increase in the human population, as demand for these products continues to grow at an alarming rate. Among these commodities, grains are perhaps the most essential , as they are the staple of food products all over the world. Food commodities enjoy relatively inelastic demand; a demand that has been rapidly growing alongside the global population [for more grains news and analysis subscribe to our free newsletter ]. See the full story here → Related Posts: Jim Rogers: This Sector Will Boom in the Coming Years For Day Traders: The Most Liquid ETF for Every Commodity Weekly Agriculture Roundup: Hot Cocoa Alert: 3 Key Commodities in Backwardation 5 Best-Performing Commodities Of 2012