Your Financial Advisor After Inflation

After periods of crisis, markets naturally return to essentials.
This article begins with a brief overview, followed by detailed market data and analysis.

Market Overview (Short Summary)

• A slight decline continues in the prices of:

  • Iron

  • Steel

  • Limestone

  • Concrete

• At the same time, there is a clear increase in prices of:

  • Oil

  • Fish

  • Food products in general

This shift reflects a market prioritizing essential consumption over construction and industrial expansion.

Current Market Focus

Market activity is currently concentrated on the production and trade of essential goods, particularly:

Raw Food Resources

• Oil

• Grain

• Livestock

• Fish

Processed Food Products

• Bread

• Steak

• Cooked Fish

These categories currently represent the highest return segments within the market.

Root Cause of the Market Imbalance

The primary cause of this inflationary pressure is structural rather than speculative.

Several regions that previously provided production bonuses for food-related industries have lost those advantages.
As a result, many factory owners were forced to:

• Relocate operations to different regions

• Change production strategies

• Replace food production with alternative materials

This transition reduced total food output, while demand remained stable or increased, leading to higher prices across food-related markets.

Market Value — Gold per Production Point

All values below represent Gold per Production Point, calculated before wages.

• Wages: Fixed at 0.087 G per Production Point

• Regional Bonuses: Final output is affected by regional production bonuses, which can significantly alter effective profitability.

Raw Materials

• Grain — 0.045 G

• Limestone — 0.069 G

• Lead — 0.072 G

• Petroleum — 0.056 G

• Mysterious Plant — 0.058 G

• Iron — 0.061 G

• Livestock — 1.366 G

• Fish — 3.173 G

Manufactured Goods

• Steel — 1.298 G

• Concrete — 1.339 G

• Oil — 0.154 G

• Bread — 1.072 G

• Steak — 3.282 G

• Cooked Fish — 5.909 G

• Light Ammo — 0.145 G

• Ammo — 0.583 G

• Heavy Ammo — 2.040 G

• Pill — 22.346 G

Production Cost vs. Market Price

Market prices are not static and change continuously.

If the production cost of a good exceeds its current market price, it is generally more efficient to manufacture the product and sell it directly on the market, rather than relying on internal consumption or fixed assumptions.

Conversely, when wages and raw material costs rise, some production chains may become unprofitable.
In such cases, continuing production without recalculating costs can lead to losses, even in industries that were previously considered safe.

Careful comparison between production value and live market prices is therefore essential under inflationary conditions.