Investors counting on a softer global economy to pull commodity prices lower may instead be faced with scare supplies and […]
Where does the world’s food grow?
By John McArthur and Krista Rasmussen, Brookings Institute, Developing countries are home to roughly 80 percent of the world’s population, […]
Top Selling Products From Each State
Americans are used to seeing the “made in China” label on many products they buy, particularly clothing and electronics. A […]
Winning the Hunger Games – How to Choose Successful Agriculture Investments
By Energy Report, Agricultural Commodities, Starting with the premise that people have to eat, The Agletter Editor Tom Wallace has […]
A Look Back At The First Quarter
By JC Parets, Now that we’re officially in the second quarter of 2014, we can look back at Q1 to […]
United States: The Problem of Aging Infrastructure on Inland Waterways
Summary The United States continues to face the problem of aging infrastructure on major water-based transport routes. A new waterways bill […]
Frontier Markets: Now’s Your Chance To Bank A Fortune
by Chris Mayer, From Daily Reckoning site, From Tbilisi and Vladivostok to Rio and the gold souks of Dubai, opportunities […]
U.S. Becomes World’s Bread Basket Again
By Douglas A. McIntyre, From 247WallSt site, New data from the Department of Agriculture shows that, as world demand for […]
Funds Boost Bullish Farm Bets on Shortages
By Elizabeth Campbell, Bloomberg, Funds increased bullish bets on agricultural commodities by the most in more than a year on […]
China shops for Latin American oil, food, minerals
By Ian James, Associated Press, China on Latin American buying spree to lock in long-term needs in oil, minerals, food […]