‘Irrational expectations’ are keeping commodity prices unsustainably low, warns Goldman

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 […]