http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-11136797 - Fair Trade Video
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10682433 - Speculator activity
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11316915 - Disease in Cocoa Supplies
You may wish to take in the movie "Trading Places" as part of you research - NB - note what happens to frozen orange futures!
Use the above links to investigate the chocolate market.
Choose you own angle!
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Wednesday, 6 October 2010
Friday, 24 September 2010
Microeconomics U1 - Markets and Speculators, and Food
From todays lesson - http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9029000/9029295.stm
Listen again and consider how and by how much the forces of supply and demand are affected.
Listen again and consider how and by how much the forces of supply and demand are affected.
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