Fresh Gourmet Coffee - Flavour You Can Count On

There is something special about coffee ... in the world? Coffee has become such an important commodity that it even has its own futures market among the ’soft commodities’. You can buy and sell coffee contracts and your results will be according [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 03:25:56

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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

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

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

Bloomberg: Soros and Citadel Building up Coal Stakes

I'm still a fan of coal - this is why as I've dumped much of my global growth/commodity plays as hedge funds collapse - I've keep fertilizer and coal ... new buildings. But that is sense, and the market does not use sense - it's all pack trading and every commodity is either bad, or good. Program trading does not seem to discern between coffee, copper [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 17:57:50

DJ Mexico,C. Amer Cash Coffee: Little Trade As Buyers Eye Stocks

Last update: 8:35 p.m. EST Jan. 9, 2009 MEXICO CITY, Jan 09, 2009 (Dow Jones Commodities News via Comtex) -- Physical trading was slow this week in the cash coffee markets of Mexico and Central [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 13:50:16

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

High Quality Sugar Online

Did you know that there are different types of sugar and now you can buy high quality sugar online? Sugar is one of the basic commodities in the world. Many of us truly wake up every morning with sugar mixed in a cup of coffee. Sugar is the primary source for candies but is also widely used [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 22:38:11

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

Sunday Morning Coffee: Fish Finders?

Click charts to ENLARGE.Keywords: Stock market, investing, technical analysis, Bill Cara, point-and-figure charting."Feed a man a fish.. ... (although I'm not sure how to invest there). The two commodities that have historically risen ... are always closed in pictures. Laura, CEO-elect of BJs doesn't care about charts [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 12:28:00

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

Monday Morning Coffee with TradingMarkets

Crude Rallies to New Record ... Futures Pointing to Further Pullback at Open ... H&R Block Profitable for First Time Since 2006, Beats Estimates ... Analysts Call Commodities Bull Market "A Bubble" ... Anheuser Busch to Cut Up to 15% [more...]

Date: 2008-06-30 00:15:00

A history of Coffee, and different ways to brew it.

I love CoffeeSome people get up in the morning and cannot function without it, ... . You can get a feel for the linguistic progression of the word.Coffee became an important commodity, with wars fought [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 18:31:00

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