Tropics lead the way in commodities betting

A worker sifts coffee beans at the Camocim coffee plantation in Domingos Martins, Espirito Santo state, Brazil, on August 25, 2023. (Photo by CARL DE SOUZA / AFP)

LOOKING for an investment idea that’s paid off handsomely in commodities markets over the past six months? Try betting on the tropics.

Tropical forest crops constitute four of the best performers among major commodity futures since early August.