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 […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 01 Mar 12 | Posted in Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

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 […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 09 Sep 11 | Posted in Commodities, Hedge Fund | Comments (0)

In Price of Farmland, an Echo of Last Boom

WILLIAM NEUMAN, NY Times, The 80 acres of rich farmland that Jeff Freking and his brother Randy bought near Le […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 10 Mar 11 | Posted in Commodities, Finding Oxstones, North America, Real Estate | Comments (0)

A Rising Tide for Agricultural Commodities

ByAndrea Tse, TheStreet, NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Agricultural commodity prices are likely to be on the rise for quite some […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 25 Feb 11 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Commodities, Eastern Europe, Latin America, North America, Real Estate, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Commodities Prices Are Hitting Your Wallet

by Emily Glazer, WSJ, It’s getting pricier to throw some ribs and burgers on the grill. And you can blame […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 28 Jan 11 | Posted in Commodities, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

5 ETFs to Hedge ‘Agflation’

By Tom Lydon, ETF Trends, Inflation might not be a near-term prospect right now, but agflation certainly might be. Here’s […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 27 Nov 10 | Posted in Finding Oxstones | Comments (0)

Land Becomes Cash Crop in Farm Belt

By LAUREN ETTER and SCOTT KILMAN, WSJ, Prices for irrigated cropland soared 9.6% in the third quarter across the western […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 20 Nov 10 | Posted in Finding Oxstones | Comments (0)

The 25 Most Important Alternative Energy Companies

From 247wallst.com Alternative energy is big business — and getting bigger. The industry includes hundreds of companies that make a […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 30 Oct 10 | Posted in Asia, Commodities, Finding Oxstones, North America, Private Equity, Stocks, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)