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Oil-Tipped Pens

Back in the "old days," editors characterized the instrument used to scribe critical reader comments as an "acid-tipped pen." What now? In this age of email, are reader ripostes now done with "electron-scrambling fingertips?"

Brad Zigler Monday, 28 July 2008
 
Nothing Corny About Corn
Image of ear of cornAn update on one of the most unpredictable and volatile agriculture commodities of late - corn - and what might be in store.
  • Planting not as weak as thought
  • Decline in crop size despite higher planting
  • Volatility likely to continue
Don Bousquet Monday, 28 July 2008
 
Is Agriculture Still A Supermarket?
Image of fruits and vegetablesWhy we're in the midst of a breather from a raging bull market in agricultural commodities.
  • Proposed limits on speculative trading
  • Corn belt still tightening?
  • The FAO's crystal ball

 

Eli Neusner Thursday, 24 July 2008
 
What’s Up/Down With Corn?
The week before the Independence Day holiday, we ran a piece on the wobbly prospects for the corn market ("Bearishly Bullish On Corn"). The wobble since then has turned into a full-blown collapse.
Brad Zigler Monday, 21 July 2008
 
Hey! We Found Corn!

The classic good news/bad news story played itself out Monday in the CBOT corn pit. Digesting the Agriculture Department's latest quarterly acreage report, corn futures gapped lower into limit-down territory, below $7.25 a bushel.

Brad Zigler Tuesday, 01 July 2008
 
Bearishly Bullish On Corn
Generic chartHardAssetsInvestor.com's Managing Editor Brad Zigler unearths what the recent Midwest flooding means for crop harvesting, in dollars and cents.
  • Comparing flood years
  • What's the upside?
  • The behavior of wheat
Brad Zigler Saturday, 28 June 2008
 
CPO Has Soured On Sweetening
Our June 16 podcast led with a report on the misery wrought upon Corn Products International (NYSE: CPO) by the torrential rains in the Midwest. This month, Illinois-based CPO proved as adept at producing red ink as it has been turning out sweeteners and starches.
Brad Zigler Monday, 23 June 2008
 
Corn, Ethanol And Water
Ear of Corn entering gas tankWhat happens when the ethanol belt turns into a flood zone?
  • Betting on the weather
  • Diminishing corn quality
  • Downstream ethanol effects

 

Julian Murdoch Friday, 20 June 2008
 
Ethanol Margins Turn Negative
Last week, as reported in "Soybean Crush Crushed," soybean processing margins were compressed to a year-to-date low of 4.6%, or 63 cents a bushel.
Brad Zigler Tuesday, 10 June 2008
 
Are We At The Bottom Of The Ethanol Barrel?
Managing editor of HardAssetsInvestor.com Brad Zigler examines the viability of meeting the U.S. 2022 biofuels mandate.
  • The squeeze is on
  • Factoring the corn crush equation
  • Have ethanol producers' fortunes turned?
Brad Zigler Tuesday, 20 May 2008
 
Ag Update

We're in prime USDA report season, the seeds are going in the ground and investors are waffling.

  • Aftermath of the prospective plantings report
  • Crop progress and the biofuels update
  • The rice crisis
Julian Murdoch Thursday, 15 May 2008
 
A Bumper Crop Of Agricultural Products
Managing editor of HardAssetsInvestor.com
Brad Zigler talks turkey about the plethora of
ag products coming to market.
  • Well-timed bonanza
  • Volume tells the story
  • The ETN skew

 

Brad Zigler Wednesday, 07 May 2008
 
Rained Out: No Pure Corn Play

Among bull markets, corn is still a king. Other agricultural commodities may be swooning, but corn's holding its own. May CBOT futures are up nearly 38% year to date.

Brad Zigler Monday, 05 May 2008
 
The Price Isn’t Right
Why are cash prices and futures prices different in the agricultural markets?
  • The impact of ETF assets
  • Barge prices and Hurricane Katrina
  • Academic analyses
Eli Neusner Thursday, 17 April 2008
 
Producers To Pass Through More Price Increases

According to this month's Producer Price Index, Street prognosticators are pretty good at predicting inflation. Except when it comes to food and energy, that is.

Brad Zigler Tuesday, 15 April 2008
 
Ag Getting Too Risky?
Too much of a good thing. That's the best that can be said about this morning's USDA report on planting intentions for wheat and soybeans.
Brad Zigler Monday, 31 March 2008
 
Interview with Kevin Kerr - Part II
Kevin Kerr, one of the world's foremost agriculture commodity traders, surveys the landscape.
  • Why institutions are driving prices higher
  • The impact of China
  • An 8-year bull market
HardAssetsInvestor.com Wednesday, 06 February 2008
 
Interview with Kevin Kerr - Part I
Kevin Kerr, one of the world's foremost agriculture commodity traders, surveys the landscape.
  • Corn is up, but it may go higher
  • Sugar could be sweet
  • Watch for pullbacks
HardAssetsInvestor.com Monday, 04 February 2008
 
SBUX = Coffee

Starbucks has been a pretty terrible place to be lately. But don’t blame the poor Arabica bean.

  • Coffee 101
  • The China connection
  • Is Starbucks’ stock correlated with coffee prices?
Julian Murdoch Tuesday, 29 January 2008
 
The New GreenHaven Commodity ETF Examined

A new ETF tied to the old CRB index offers a different take on the commodities market.

  • Huge focus on agriculture and softs
  • How it compares to GSG and DBC
  • Watch the expenses carefully
Julian Murdoch Monday, 28 January 2008
 
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