Chart fun: Sugar in your coffee?

Commodities are particularly fascinating to me, as well as the relationships between them. In this chart I map out the relationship between the prices of coffee and sugar nearby futures ... futures prices* imagetitle (click to enlarge) * inflation is ignored A quick gut reaction [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 15:07:00

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Nine trends for 2009

Not mine, but as there have been many predictions across the various blogs, I thought that they might be quite interesting.(1) ... of the credit crisis, however the “fracturing” of commodity pricing is likely to continue with grains ... a 9 million sack shortage in coffee supplies for the coming year. While China’s commodity consumption [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 17:56:05

November 2008 Philippine Gas Prices

I was mistaken to believe last month that the downward momentum in Philippine gas prices has slowed down as ... and cocoa futures prices. “Sugar, cocoa and coffee have outperformed energies, metals and even grains ... In recent weeks, all three commodities have shown resilience after a period of falling prices. [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 04:01:37

Olam

Prices of most inventories are hedged. Olam’s business model is to earn amargin from providing the supply chain management service to its clients, andOlam does not speculate on soft commodity prices to get its margin. Olamtypically hedges 80-85% of its inventories with futures contracts (futures contractexist for cotton, coffee, cocoa [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 03:36:06

Agricultural export in Brazil.

The Ministry of Agricult announced this Friday (9) that the Brazilian agribusiness exports reached a record of $ 71 ... , since the beginning of 2008 showed an increase in prices of commodities as a factor to stimulate ... , meal and grain) recorded growth of 58%, the sector of meat, 29%; coffee, 22%; tobacco [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 20:39:01

NYSE Euronext picks up 5 percent in MCX

largest commodity derivatives exchange, the Multi-Commodity Exchange (MCX), through its affiliate Euronext NV, it announced late Tuesday night ... business, entered a licensing agreement July 31 2006 for MCX to use Liffe futures prices, enabling the Indian entity to list domestic ‘mini’ futures contracts for Robusta coffee based on Liffe futures [more...]

Date: 2008-07-02 09:35:21

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