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Coffee’s been one of the hottest commodities on the board to date in 2010 (remember, the broader CRB Index peaked in early January) – can everyone’s favorite pick-me-up continue it’s run? The supply/demand fundamentals are very intriguing, writes Julian Murdoch for our friends at Hard Assets Investor. Coffee demand has doubled in the past 10 […]
The Economist reports that researchers at the University of Nevada at Reno have found that coffee grounds can be turned into biodiesel that is comparable in quality to top biodiesel on the market today. Because the biodiesel is made from grounds, no extra land has to be diverted in order to generate the inputs for […]
Cotton Futures Hit 2009 Low Cotton futures slumped to a 2009 low on bearish supply/demand news. Cotton’s projected world stocks-to-use ratio hit their highest mark since 2004-2005. We were stopped out of our position at $0.45, and this one hurt – I hate the idea of selling cotton at these prices – BUT, we always […]
Coffee prices were mixed, although the longer-term outlook for bean values may mean higher prices because of a potential supply crunch. Source: Reuters
Are there any grains worth buying at these prices? Have you seen any article, commentary that may be of help? This question was posed by our buddy and regular reader/contributor Moyo, who runs the fine commodity focused site FuturesCafe. I think that sugar, cotton, and coffee are the most attractive agriculture plays at this point. […]
Remember when the grains and softs were doing moonshots, and every other column here was about bullish news for food prices? Seems like just yesterday I was imploring a much smaller readership base to sugar me sweet. While my favorite soft commodities (sugar, coffee, cotton) remain parked on my wish list as we wait for […]
Some good recent hits from Jim Rogers: The US dollar is in trouble Oracle Rogers sees worse recession ahead Says he’s currently long the Swiss Franc, Japanese Yen, and airline stocks (as a contrarian play). Also thinks coffee, cotton, sugar, silver, and zinc look potentially attractive (this is usually Rogers’ code for – these are […]
“Governments and politicians do not understand markets and they are making the situation worse by trying to impose controls on the markets,” Jim Rogers commented in a recent speaking engagement. Rogers also expects coffee, sugar, and cotton prices to rise sharply. Sees upside for zinc and silver prices Has no plans to sell gold Intends […]
Now THAT’S the way you trade! Two solid weeks in a row – I’m feeling good about things, back in control, following trends like I should be. A review of my trades from the week that was: Closed out my Coffee long position – I closed this out on Thursday just north of the 143 […]
A contemplation on my trades from the week that was: Shorted the British Pound (again) – Roll over, Sterling! The trend is my friend, the trend is my friend, the trend…bad economic data keeps on coming from the UK. This move was long overdue. Went long Coffee – I absolutely DON’T like the way coffee […]
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