Holdings of DBA (from Yahoo finance) *** The big difference between AGs and precious metals is that the FED can cap Gold and Silver. Capping precious metals creates shortages, as the miners are discouraged from bringing ores to market, due to the low prices. And who cares right now about shortages of Gold and Silver? Just ask the Hunt Brothers. On the other hand, if the FED tried to cap AG prices, that would only create shortages. (No profits for farmers, so they don't grow anything.) No Central Bank would ever do that - create a famine due to the monetary policy. CBs do a lot of stupid things, but I don't think they would ever create a famine. High food prices can be offset with the HHS program called Food Stamps.