Economics - Indicators, Policy and Trends
Brazil’s agricultural output expected to rise
Brazil is an agricultural powerhouse and a world leader in exports of soybeans, sugar, orange juice, and coffee. It is also one of the top producers and exporters of cotton, poultry, and beef. This trend of Brazilian dominance in agriculture seems poised to continue with an expected 8.5% increase in production for grains, legumes, and [...]
Rogers y Faber: “La economía de EE.UU. volverá a defraudar
estrategiaynegocios.net
Rogers: Quizás la salud económica del planeta sea algo mejor que la actual, al menos a comienzos de 2010, aún así el único sector donde puedo asegurar que los fundamentos han mejorado es en las commodities. Al fin y al cabo, si la economía sube, las commodities se dispararán y si la economía continúa como [...]
Developing countries need $83 bn a year to feed 9.1bn people in 2050
livemint.com
Primary agriculture investment needs include some $20 billion a year earmarked for crop production and $13 billion for livestock, the FAO said in a paper ahead of a forum on how to feed the world in 2050 it is due to hold on 12 Oct-13 Oct in Rome.
A further $50 billion a year would be [...]
Good Outlook for Brazil, LatAm
Latin Business Chronicle
A survey by Brazil’s Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) business school and Germany’s Institute for Economic Research Institute (Ifo) shows that the economic outlook for Latin America in the coming six months is good. The Economic Climate Index (ECI) for July 2009 shows that Latin America is entering the recovery phase of the business [...]
Brazil: Dancing through the economic crisis
Highlights from a summary article, part of a recent special report in the FT on Brazil. FT.com / Reports –
This is the Brazil that finally, after years of unfulfilled promise, is catching the world’s attention – and sucking in foreign direct investment, while many rivals go without. It is a mature democracy with a [...]
Indian food prices soar while inflation dips to -1.55%
Huh?! It seems every country’s official inflation statistics are suspect. The man on the street has a true sense of it while officials at government agencies are churning out computer-generated information divorced from reality.Economy and Politics – livemint.com
Year-on-year, the prices of cereals went up more than 12.2%, pulses 16.7%, and fruit and vegetables 10.5%. At [...]
Food, Energy Outpace Production
Technology – an eFood Article at Scientist Live
With the caloric needs of the planet expected to soar by 50 percent in the next 40 years, planning and investment in global agriculture will become critically important, according a new report released today (June 25).
The report, produced by Deutsche Bank, one of the world’s leading global investment [...]
Agricultural commodities offer great opportunity
This is a good year for Indian corporates/funds to buy agricultural assets like farmland in Latin America. Feeding India/the world is not going out of style anytime soon.FP Trading Desk
Investing in agriculture today will be like investing in oil in 2001 to 2002 when oil prices halved to US$17 per barrel says Marc Faber editor [...]
South Florida Braces for Ripple Effect as Recession Hits Latin America
During this economic slowdown, there’s an opportunity for Indian companies offering products with built-in intellectual property and compelling price/performance ratios especially in energy, pharma and specialty chemicals to enter the LatAm market. The Eximbank expanding lines of credit will also help. In a recessionary environment that promotes cost-cutting, it is not surprising that the Chinese [...]
Colombia Economy Faces ‘Difficult’ 2009, Roubini Says
Bloomberg.com
Colombia has been among the nations hardest hit in Latin America this year and its prospects may not improve as exports fall, said Nouriel Roubini, the New York University professor who predicted the financial crisis.
“It’s going to be a difficult year,” Roubini said in an interview in New York. “Colombia has been hit by [...]
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