Did you hear ? 2018 was a good year for an ear of corn, right up there with Palladium , the staffs and materials of live, industry and commerce demonstrating the principles and importance of diversification, cast your bread upon the waters for you ....
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/periodic-table-of-commodity-returns-2019/
Ecclesiastics 11:1-6 KJV
“Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days. Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth. If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be. He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap. As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all. In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.“
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheat
Wheat is a grass, converting sunlight energy into carbohydrates and surprisingly a high percentage of protein and that protein is part of the gluten that many people have an intolerance too. Interesting side bar on protein that I had forgotten about and had no idea about the gluten. We hand grind our own flour from wheat, corn, rice and other grains, so hopefully the lower processing results in a better spectrum of nutrition.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palladium
Fuel cells , probably explains the demand, interesting
“More than half the supply of palladium and its congenerplatinum is used in catalytic converters, which convert as much as 90% of the harmful gases in automobile exhaust (hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen dioxide) into less noxious substances (nitrogen, carbon dioxide and water vapor). Palladium is also used in electronics, dentistry, medicine, hydrogen purification, chemical applications, groundwater treatment, and jewelry. Palladium is a key component of fuel cells, which react hydrogen with oxygen to produce electricity, heat, and water.
Ore deposits of palladium and other PGMs are rare. The most extensive deposits have been found in the norite belt of the Bushveld Igneous Complex covering the Transvaal Basin in South Africa; the Stillwater Complex in Montana, United States; the Sudbury Basinand Thunder Bay District of Ontario, Canada; and the Norilsk Complex in Russia. Recycling is also a source, mostly from scrapped catalytic converters. The numerous applications and limited supply sources result in considerable investmentinterest.”