Tyson Foods and the Chicken Defense Written By: Jeanne Roberts 2008-01-31 19:24:39 Photo:Katie@!, Creative Commons, Flickr
On January 28, Tyson Foods Inc. (TSN - $14.22) announced that it would raise poultry prices substantially as a result of higher feed costs.
Warren Buffett Answers Question on Silver Trade Written By: David Neubert 2007-05-05 11:51:58 The question was asked, "Did you sell your silver position to the banks that started the Silver backed ETF?"
Whole and Wild: Buying Local Foods and Oats Written By: Nina Smith 2007-08-23 00:52:02 Photo:Elizabeth Thomsen, Creative Commons, Flickr “In the long term, the economy and the environment are the same thing. If it’s unenvironmental it is uneconomical. That is the rule of nature.” – Mollie Beattie
I admit that I’m a newbie to the sustainable living movement. Only since the beginning of Queercents have I honed in on ways to save money by reducing our household consumption. Most of these ideas have come through the weekly posts submitted at the Festival of Frugality. Yet even now, the topic of sustainability is daunting. I’m not alone. Jeanine, my partner, has a hard time getting through her bimonthly issue of E Magazine (E as in environmental), a subscription deposited as a stocking stuffer last Christmas. That said, we continue to give it the old college girl try.
Why Commodities Will Struggle in 2008 Written By: Eben Esterhuizen 2008-03-26 01:10:28 A recent Barrons article points out that "gold and copper are each down 12% from the all-time highs seen on March 17 and March 6, respectively, while crude has fallen 11% from its March 17 high. London International Financial Futures Exchange sugar and cocoa are off 25% and 21%, respectively, from recent highs, while Chicago Board of Trade wheat has slipped nearly 20% since March 13." Is this the end of the commodity bull run?
Will the Food Crisis End When Credit Markets Recover? Written By: Eben Esterhuizen 2008-04-28 22:07:03
The G7 economic ministers recently said that shortages and skyrocketing food prices posed a potentially greater threat to economic and political stability than the turmoil in capital markets. But are they making a mistake by assuming that the credit crunch and food crisis are unrelated? What if there is a connection between soaring agricultural commodities and the credit crunch? If so, will an improvement in credit markets help to slow the meteoric rise of food prices?
