Unfortunately, those acquisitions ended up being a costly fly ball
as commodity prices declined and those facilities no longer were economical.
The resource sector's adjustment to
past commodity price declines appears to be largely complete, but negative wealth and income effects will persist.
Companies in China, the world's biggestcopper consumer, are seeking to take advantage
of commodity price declines to buy assets overseas.
An article by Michael Howe, included in the May - June 2016 edition of Commercial Dispute Resolution, that explores the impact of the global oil and
commodity price declines for commercial disputes.
Was it the equity rout in Chinese shares that has accelerated
the commodity price decline?
However, as
commodity prices decline, and farm subsidies are ended, there will most likely be a middle patch of declining earnings for growers.