Barclay Agricultural Traders Index

An equal weighted composite of managed programs that trade agricultural markets, e.g. grains, meats, foods. In 2008 there are 25 agricultural programs included in the index.

1980	-	1990	9.72%	2000	11.86%
1981	-	1991	1.10%	2001	-11.75%
1982	-	1992	1.38%	2002	-0.05%
1983	-	1993	11.33%	2003	-7.60%
1984	-	1994	7.94%	2004	14.44%
1985	-	1995	25.96%	2005	-0.11%
1986	-	1996	10.68%	2006	3.62%
1987	7.06%	1997	-2.14%	2007	3.79%
1988	95.79%	1998	2.22%	2008	10.45%†
1989	10.05%	1999	-2.13%
†Estimated YTD performance for 2008 calculated with reported data as of August-28-2008 12:14 US CST

At a Glance from Jan 1987