What’s Bad for Wheat Could Be Good for Agriculture ETFs
June 16, 2009 – Crop scientists have discovered a new threat to wheat crops within the United States, leading to a race to be the first to breed a resistant wheat plant, before there is trouble. Any outcome could... Continue Reading »

How Belt-Tightening Impacts Food ETFs
January 20, 2009 – While we are preoccupied by the economy and Wall Street, food prices have been quietly creeping up and we have been forced to change our eating habits in a way that may not bode too... Continue Reading »

Food Shortages Provide Opportunity For Agriculture ETFs
September 12, 2008 – Oil is down, natural gas has done a nosedive – now agriculture could be the next commodity to explode, mostly because of rising food costs and increased demand, giving agriculture-focused exchange traded funds (ETFs)... Continue Reading »

The Lunch Lady Gets Pinched By Food Prices, But ETFs Won’t Be
September 5, 2008 – The high cost of food that has sent agriculture exchange traded funds (ETFs) into the stratosphere this year has touched another area: the school lunch. School cafeteria budgets are getting squeezed, and as evidence that no... Continue Reading »

Drought Has Cut Iran’s Wheat Production, Growing Our ETFs
August 22, 2008 – Agriculture and grains-focused exchange traded funds (ETFs) could get a lift from a new customer buying wheat from the United States: Iran. After a 27-year break, the country has started buying our wheat again. It’s a... Continue Reading »

Just Because Agriculture Prices Are Lower Doesn’t Mean Demand Is Gone
August 18, 2008 – Grain prices have been falling along with exchange traded funds (ETFs), but that could soon change if demand keeps ticking up. There has been a commodities selloff in recent weeks, but analysts say that this may... Continue Reading »

Mild Weather a Double-Edged Sword for Crops and ETFs
August 12, 2008 – Some nice weather could mean lower prices for certain crops, but it might not do anything to add to the performance of agriculture exchange traded funds (ETFs). After flooding this summer, farmers in the Midwest staged... Continue Reading »

Africa’s Tough Decisions About Food or Water Help Certain ETFs
July 21, 2008 – In Africa, the population is struggling with a life-or-life dilemma that could help infrastructure, agriculture and water-related exchange traded funds (ETFs). For years, the countries in North Africa have drained aquifers, sucked the salt from seawater... Continue Reading »