Agriculture

Corn, Wheat, Soybean, Livestock Outlook

Wheat futures posted small losses at all 3 exchanges Friday in all but the May Minneapolis contract, which finished 0.1125 higher. On the week, Wheat futures extended the recent price slide and finished near weekly lows. The poor price performance this week gives bears the strong upper hand heading into next week. Unless outside market [...]

Organic Food USA: Genesis Industries on BioChar

By Y 2050, our Planet will need 70% more food at a minimum than it does today to meet the expected rise in population from 7-B to 9-B, and changing appetites as many poor people grow richer, according to the experts. “Can we feed a world of 9-B? I would say the answer is yes,” [...]

Corn, Wheat, Palm Oil Soybean Trading Update

Wheat futures traded on both sides of unchanged Thursday and finished flat, with Chicago slightly firmer, Kansas City narrowly mixed and Minneapolis slightly lower. The flat-finish in the Wheat market can be attributed to a mix of Bullish and Bearish data in USDA’s balance sheet adjustment today. But, this was countered by smaller-than-expected carryover for [...]

The FELDA IPO, DB, JPM, MS: Racism and Political Corruption in Malaysia

Deutsche Bank AG (USA) (NYSE:DB), JPMorgan Chase & Co.(NYSE:JPM), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) DB, JPM, MS are assisting Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak buy his way back in to office with an IPO that differentiates the subscription price on race, something that should not be supported by international financial institutions. The sham IPO purports to offer [...]

Palm Oil, Corn, Wheat and Agriculture Preview

Malaysian Palm Oil futures edged lower, as political uncertainty in the EU + some industry data due the Thursday deterred traders from taking risky positions on Wednesday. Currently it is more like a positioning ahead of the MPOB (Malaysian Palm Oil Board) data and USDA (US Department of Agriculture) report. Wheat futures faced pressure during [...]

Indonesian exports of processed cocoa rise

Indonesian exports of processed cocoa rise The export volume and value of Indonesia’s semi-processed and fully-processed cocoa have risen over the last 2 yrs partly due to the introduction of an export tax on cocoa beans in Y 2010, local media quoting data from Trade Ministry reported Wednesday. Indonesia, the World’s 3rd largest cocoa producer, [...]

Palm Oil, Corn, Wheat, Soybean and Agricuture Futures Preview

US Agriculture Futures Outlook Chicago Wheat closed fractionally to 0.03 higher in most contracts, with Kansas City 0.03 to 0.05 higher. Minneapolis Wheat ended mostly 0.02 to 0.03 lower. Wheat futures saw slight gains throughout the morning on spillover from corn futures and a downturn in the condition of the HRW Wheat crop. But as [...]

World Economic Forum and Africa

World Economic Forum on Africa focused on Continent’s transformation More than 700 participants from over 70 countries are scheduled to attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa beginning on Wednesday through Friday in Ethiopia to address the continent’s transformation and seek solutions to challenges facing the land. Africa is on the brink of a [...]

Palm Oil, Corn, Wheat and Agricultural Preview

Asia’s leading economic research house LTN www.livetradingnews.com takes a look at the premarket for Agricultural products. Chicago Wheat futures saw a recovery into the close to finish 0.02 to 0.0375 higher and Kansas City futures ended mostly around a 0.05 higher on Monday. While the winter Wheat markets ended near session highs, Minneapolis futures closed [...]

Wheat, Corn, Palm Oil, Cotton Outlook

US Agriculture Futures Weekly Recap Wheat futures finished mid-range with Chicago down 0.035 to 0.105, Kansas City down 0.06 to 0.08, and Minneapolis split with nearby’s slightly lower and deferred months slightly higher on Friday. Chicago Wheat futures were sharply lower for the week. On tap next week is USDA’s Crop Progress/Condition Report on Monday [...]

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Private Equity Takes a Hit in Q1 2012

Most private-equity and hedge funds typically take 20 percent of investment gains as carried interest, on top of 2 percent of assets as a management fee to …