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Michael Snyder: This week has provided two very clear examples of why it is so important to keep on preparing. In the United States, the historic drought ravaging the central part of the country is absolutely devastating our crops. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Read more…
Michael Snyder: Are you ready for the next major global food crisis? The price of corn hit an all-time record high on Thursday. So did the price of soybeans. The price of corn is up about Read more…
Tom Essaye: One of the biggest stories in the media over the past week or so has been the tremendous drought affecting the nation’s Corn Belt. The spike in crop prices has been dramatic … Read more…
Michael Snyder: Why is the heartland of the United States experiencing such a horrific drought right now? At the moment, approximately 61 percent of the entire nation Read more…
Michael Snyder: It is too early to panic, but if there is not a major change in the weather very soon we could be looking at widespread crop failures throughout the United States this summer. Record heat and crippling drought are absolutely devastating crops Read more…
Jared Cummans: “It’s coming again” warned commodity legend Jim Rogers earlier this week. When asked about the future of the U.S. economy Rogers had a pessimistic outlook, as he feels that the global financial landscape is simply too volatile to avoid another recession. Read more…
Peter Byrne: Steve Hansen of Raymond James sees the potash market as a barbell, with a handful of large incumbent producers on one end and dozens of junior miners clustered at the other. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Read more…
Sean Brodrick: It’s a tough time to be a commodity bull right now. You can still make money in commodities, of course, but it’s tough to do on the bullish side. Let me show you why with three charts. Read more…
Sean Brodrick: Are you ready to go hog-wild for profits? China’s annual meat consumption of 71 million tons is more than double that in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. U.S. meat consumption is falling Read more…
Jim Trippon: China continues to undergo vast changes. One of the areas that is shifting is in its food consumption and production. As the nation continues to enjoy greater affluence, consumers gravitate toward more protein-rich foods, especially pork and chicken. China’s pork production accounts for more than half Read more…
Don Miller: For most Americans, the cost of food hasn’t always been such a big deal. For the better part of the last 30 years, food supplies were plentiful and the economy provided enough wealth to keep cupboards stocked. Read more…
Eric Dutram: Thanks to a holiday in Washington D.C., U.S. residents had a brief extension over the traditional April 15th deadline in order to get income tax returns in on time. With many (including yours truly) waiting until this past weekend to get their returns in, this extra two day time frame was welcomed news Read more…
Money Morning Staff: A commodity is something that has universal definition and demand. Everyone knows what food is, and everybody wants it. Read more…
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Tom Essaye: If you live in the northern parts of the country, it’s probably not news that this has been the “year with no winter.” Indeed, I recently read that this winter has been the fourth warmest on record in the northeastern U.S. Read more…
Richard Mills: As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information. The most investable trend over the next 20 years is going to be the rising price of commodities, rising prices will be caused by two factors; Read more…
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