One analyst suggests locking into fixed price contracts to eliminate uncertainty. File photo. (date last used March 1, 2012)

Price cycle on downward side

John Kemp is a Reuters market analyst. This article has been edited for length. Time is the most important variable in commodity markets but also the most frequently overlooked. Observers too often become trapped in a short-term outlook and fail to notice that the world is gradually changing around them. As is well known, supply […] Read more