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A recent piece in The Economist highlighted the recent strength of agriculture prices in the face of the downturn, and the reason for it. Though prices of the meats, grains, and softs are still off their 2008 highs – they’re not off by much anymore – as commodities such as cotton, soybeans, and sugar are […]
On Saturday, agricultural ministers from the world’s (roughly) eight most industrialized nations, met in Italy to discuss the looming threat of food shortages and a global food crisis. America’s agricultural secretary warned that unless many countries take substantative steps to increase food production, there will be increasing shortages and social unrest around the world. For […]
As our Fed prints money to battle this current “deflationary spiral”, the economically pragmatic Girl Scouts are bracing their sales force for the very real effects of inflation. Here are some “Fingertip Facts for Girls and Families” listed on the Girl Scouts website, so these brave girls can educate their neighbors about the very real […]
Full article Summary: The current commodity cycle is unique because energy and food have “converged” in price – they are now interchangeable due to biofuels Without government subsidies, sugar cane would be the only economically viable biofuel (@ $35/barrel equivalent) Land devoted to biofuels projected to continue its climb
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