Emerging Issues and Challenges in Applied Commodity Price Analysis

This organization (NCR-134) began 20 years ago to serve as a meeting ground for applied commodity price analysts in academic, business and government positions. The primary objective was to foster interaction, and discuss recent applied research and extension applications, and emerging related issues that might warrant attention. The interchange of ideas has continued for 20 years, and your participation over the years has made it the success that it is today. My focus today will not be on history, however. Rather, it is a set of observations about how I see the world in which we operate, and some challenges and opportunities that deserve more thought and attention as we serve our various customers for our professional expertise. My goal is to provide one useful idea to each of you.