Walt Breitinger Times Columnist

Some commodities have moved in large numbers over the month as of Aug. 28.

On the down side, eggs fell 35.69% on recovery from bird flu losses, higher imports raising supplies, and a softening summer demand.

Potatoes followed with a drop of 29.91%, despite extreme weather, rising costs for fertilizer, labor and fuel, late blight, mold and a poor harvest.

OJ was off by 21.09% due to better supplies from both Brazil and Spain.

Lumber sank by 18.62% as the building season looked to its slowdown period.

The ever-popular Neodymium rose 23.69%. This rare earth metal is used to make powerful magnets with industrial and medical applications.

Coffee jumped 31.33%. Increased demand, drought in Brazil, frost in Viet Nam, harvest issues and rising supply chain co

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