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

 Jun 02, 2008 04:06 PM UTC
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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 impacted too much are potatoes (which are not really part of the international commodities market) and sugar, which is heavily subsidized and mostly doesn't trade on the open market. Sugar prices recently sunk to a seven-month low because of an oversupply, Reuters says.

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