The article reports a rise in agricultural commodity prices over the past week, with shorter trading periods due to New Year's Eve and New Year's days. In Chicago, corn, soybeans, wheat, and rapeseed all saw price increases, with significant annual rises for these commodities in 2020. Europe also experienced price hikes for major agricultural products, with the Paris Commodity Exchange seeing a strong buyer market. Other agricultural products such as oats, rice, soybean meal, soybean oil, sugar, cocoa, coffee, and orange juice also saw price increases both last week and throughout 2020.