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We’re running out of “good dirt”: Profit from the farmland shortage with Cresud (CRESY)

September 22, 2008 · Filed Under Gold and Resources · Comments 
We’re facing a topsoil shortage. And agricultural giant Cresud (NASDAQ:CRESY) will profit as fertile land becomes more scarce. Blogger’s note: And here I just thought higher food prices were because of energy costs and a rise in the demand for biofuels (which is because of energy costs, too, come to think of it.). We’ve [...]

Natural Gas Massacres Fertilizer Profits

July 10, 2008 · Filed Under Gold and Resources · Comments 
“The fertilizer industry uses a lot of natural gas… and I mean a lot. Fertilizer can’t be manufactured without gobs of it.” — Andrew Mickey by Andrew Mickey Baltimore – (TFN): The fertilizer industry uses a lot of natural gas… and I mean a lot. Fertilizer can’t be manufactured without gobs of [...]

Profit from Potash

June 26, 2008 · Filed Under Gold and Resources · Comments 
“Potash prices have just started to move. Last year a ton of potash cost $210. This year, it costs $625 a ton. Within the next three years, prices will average $1,350 a ton.” — Andrew Mickey by Andrew Mickey Baltimore – (TFN): We’re still at the early stages of this run. Potash stocks have [...]

Profit from the Coming Commodities Shortage

June 20, 2008 · Filed Under Gold and Resources · Comments 
“Most of the agricultural markets have had a big move already, but these markets could easily suffer a big correction from current levels. And long-term investor will want to buy these markets on weakness, not sell them.” — Kevin Kerr by Kevin Kerr Baltimore – (TFN): Most of us Americans are so [...]

Commodities Investing: The truth behind the agriculture supercycle

February 27, 2008 · Filed Under Gold and Resources · Comments 
"The world population is growing and the amount of available farmland remains virtually unchanged. The end result is less farmland per person." — Andrew Mickey by Andrew Mickey Baltimore – (TFN):  Sometimes it really is just that simple. Why have agriculture stocks outperformed the overall market? Wheat, corn and soybean prices are all [...]

Seeding Wealth with Agriculture: The TFN 60-Second Buzz

January 28, 2008 · Filed Under Featured Video, Videos · Comments 
Baltimore — (TFN): Consider using the agro-related sell-off as a buying opportunity, as companies like Monsanto believe the future for genetically engineered crops business is bright. Declines in agro stocks, like Monsanto, were hardly surprising, as they came just days after they hit fresh 52-week highs. But how often do you find stocks like these [...]