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“Lions led by donkeys” is the popular phrase used to describe the military leadership during the ghastly attrition of trench warfare in the First World War. Sadly the donkeys have made yet another appearance – this time as
Full story...Volatile price movements continue to keep traders highly nervous as funds respond to dollar movements, moving money out of many commodities when the US currency rises. Crops for which there are strong fundamentals, however,
Full story...Now back in London after travelling over the mountains into Armenia as Tiblisi airport is still closed.
Full story...Another Commodity Watch PLC production hits cyberspace! Oilresources.com went live on Tuesday 19th August, after a gradual buildup of content on our alternative power website, Poweralternatives. The new website aims to provide a
Full story...Greenmail has taken on a new meaning at the bottom of the world. Once a favourite tactic of corporate raiders who forced a target to buy back its own shares or face a takeover, greenmail has been refined into an anti-development
Full story...The writing on the wall was always clear. It was always going to be the killer punch when the Zimbabwe government threw caution to the wind and expropriated vast acres of land designated to commercial agriculture. In the process,
Full story...Commodities saw a sharp and board sell-off across the board led by energy and metals on fears of a global economic showdown and heavy switching by funds into the rising dollar. `We're taking our cue from the dollar,'' Phil Flynn
Full story...Last week, in a remarkable demonstration of the pleasure and the pain of turning agricultural material into liquid fuel, one small Aussie company gave a “eureka-like” cry and issued a claim that it is close to unlocking the
Full story...Amidst war, mouths still have to be fed. So in Georgian villages the women are still collecting the fruit even if their men nervously hung around waiting to be recalled to the front lines as reservists for the army. Mercifully
Full story...Good to know that AIM listed Minera IRL, the company which has just brought its Coriharmi gold mine in Peru into production, is getting involved in a positive way with the local community. Just recently it sponsored the annual
Full story...The UBS Bloomberg Constant Maturity Commodity Index has fallen by 15 per cent in the last five weeks, on profit-taking partly because of the dollar's rally. The dollar rose last week to the highest since February against a
Full story...C&C was just too successful. Increasing cider’s share of the UK drinks market attracted attention, so the big boys decided that this sector was ripe for a boost to their profits too, jumping in to the market just when trading
Full story...How to understand the story behind Russian news is becoming an extremely important art. The country is so commodity rich – not just in minerals but also potentially in agriculture. Black Earth Farming is the latest example of the
Full story...Harvest has started, but traders say it is too early to predict what the markets will be prepared to pay UK farmers for their grain. Prices have been tumbling as it is becoming apparent that UK plantings are greater than
Full story...The United States, Europe and emerging economies were last week trying to recoup something from the failure of attempts to reach a new global trade pact, and traded blame for the collapse after seven years of talks. Farm import
Full story...Dave Brooks, chief executive of AIM listed Finsbury Food Group, did not hold back from warning of difficult times ahead when he gave a trading update at the beginning of July. “The next twelve to eighteen months will see a
Full story...Niche position, “green” credentials, an increasingly important market and a record high order book – yet still the company’s share price is down around 25 per cent over the last twelve months. This is Treatt, the London quoted
Full story...Growing international recognition of the need to maximise food and animal feed production was evidenced by the US Department of Agriculture’s efforts to open up for cattle grazing and hay three million acres of idled farm land.
Full story...Mention Landkom and you are talking big farming with a capital B. Can anyone come up with another farm which has its own bio-diesel unit producing sufficient diesel from oil seed rape to supply its fleet of 66 tractors and other
Full story...Some people believe abalone is an ideal replacement for rubber car tyres. Others believe it is a shellfish delicacy appreciated only by the fussiest gourmets. The truth is probably somewhere in the middle, though what it tastes
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