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Remy Koens

Remy Koens

Dutch data journalist at investigative journalism platform Follow the Money, specializing in corporate and government finances, greenwashing, and illegal gambling.

Jun 3, 2026

5:54
Like, what was the behavior before and what was the behavior after of these speculators? And then we
6:00
saw a clear difference.
6:01
Agricultural crops, they tend to be sold in advance.
6:05
Like, for example, the crop that's growing right now in the field somewhere in Europe is... farmer already knows that it's going to be harvested maybe in September or October.
6:18
So it's going to be sold at the market already.
6:21
There's going to be a financial product for this wheat or this crop that's eventually being produced and sold.
6:29
And financial markets are speculating continuously whether the price is right, whether it should be lower or higher.
8:02
Do you also see that that has a direct effect?

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