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Can Jones and Heinz cash in on potatoes and sugar, the stable commodities?

 Jun 02, 2008 04:06 PM UTC
Return Risk
-53.87% MID
Tracked Blogger
Symbol Sentiment Start Return Closed
FEED n/a
MON n/a
DE Positive 06/02/08 -48.08% --
HNZ Positive 06/02/08 -25.09% --
JSDA Positive 06/02/08 -88.45% --

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Filed under: Deere and Co (DE), Agriculture, Stocks to Buy

Is there a way to cash in on the commodities bubble without actually playing the commodities market? (Which, Andrew Tobias handily dismissed in The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need: "It is a fact that 90% or more of the people who play the commodities game get burned. I submit that you have now read all you need ever read about commodities.")

Yes, there are a handful of ETFs that specialize in commodities. The Wall Street Journal reports that investors are getting interested in farming stocks and companies like Monsanto Co. (NYSE:MON) and tractor maker Deere and Co. (NYSE:DE). Smaller companies like China's AgFeed (NASDAQ:FEED), which produces animal food and pork, is trading at about $16, down from $20 a month ago, but still nearly triple its price a year ago.

Two food commodities that the boom has not...



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