Are you sure? A survey in 1977 showed that just 6% of farmers bought or sold crop futures (i.e. insuring a price for their goods). And apparently 3 in 4 of thes

Are you sure? A survey in 1977 showed that just 6% of farmers bought or sold crop futures (i.e. insuring a price for their goods). And apparently 3 in 4 of these farmers were buying futures (i.e. speculating on crop prices) rather than selling them.