2010 will likely be remembered as a year of the melt up recovery and as a return to all things financially sanguine, but for commodity traders and chartists who keep watchful eyes on the commodities market, 2010 could arguably be considered a year where inflation (perhaps even hyperinflation) took home the blue ribbon.

The only winners, from a consumer-centric food inflation viewpoint, is if you’re a chocolate lover or heat your home with natural gas. For most everything else, you’ll be paying a little extra for the basics since modus operandi #1 is to “pass on” rising commodities costs to consumers.