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The Price of our Morning Coffee Could Rise by 30%
A new report from XTB explores the current coffee market and the four key factors that could lead to future price rises. The price of coffee is currently trading at its highest level in almost 10 years. The average price of an Americano, cappuccino, and latte have all increased by over 10% since January 2019, and over 15% since February 2017.
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Cattle Trading - How to buy and invest in cattle?
Live cattle are adult cattle that weigh between 1,200 and 1,400 pounds that are required for slaughter, but this may vary by breed. The beef industry is a rapidly growing sector worth trillions of dollars with a global reach. The breeding and processing of beef provides jobs for millions of people around the world, including suppliers, distributors and retailers. Due to the growing number of the world's population and the general increase in wealth of developing countries' populations, the demand for beef may increase in the future. However, one needs to remember that investing in this sector is associated with high risk as several factors, including weather and disease, can lead to an increase or decrease of supply and demand for cattle.
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Lean Hogs Trading - How to Buy and Invest in Lean Hogs
Lean Hogs are a type of financial instrument which are often used to speculate or hedge the price of pork and are directly linked to the complex global pork industry. Lean hogs refer to pigs that have reached 120 kg, which is the minimum weight to slaughter. This process usually takes around 6 months. Pork is the most popular among animal meats in the world and its annual consumption exceeds 100 million metric tons, therefore, a growing number of investors are using lean hogs in order to gain exposure in the commodity sector and diversify their portfolios. Now XTB also provides access to this market.
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Soybean Trading – How to Invest in Soybean and SOYOIL?
Soybean has been cultivated in East Asia for over 5,000 years, however, it came to Europe only in the 18th century and has since made a name for itself around the world as an important source of oil and protein. This commodity is used to create many other food products, such as tofu, tempeh, shoyu, miso, and soy milk. Most of the soybeans are used to extract the oil that is used for culinary purposes. The soybean meal remaining after extraction is used as feed for livestock. One third of the world's soybeans are produced in the US, while 37% are exported, which has since become the staple food of many nations. Below we present a collection of useful information that you can use to trade this instrument.
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Is Gold Becoming the World's New Reserve Currency? | Gold Investing
In recent years there has been a hot debate concerning if Gold has started to slowly replace the US dollar as the worlds reserve currency.
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The history and future of Natural Gas
Raw natural gas extracted as a fossil fuel formed over millions of years in huge quantities from the remains of organic matter - ancient plants and animals. It has played a significant role in the energy mix of many countries worldwide.
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