Malaysia’s Kinabalu Park, which surrounds Mount Kinabalu, the 20th-largest peak in the world, is home to a nickel mine like none other. In lieu of heavy machinery, plumes of sulfur dioxide, or rivers …
Agriculture
ADB, New Hope sign $20-million deal to finance agriculture projects
THE ASIAN Development Bank (ADB) and New Hope Singapore Private Ltd. (NHS) signed a $20-million loan agreement that will extend financing assistance to farmers in South and Southeast Asia, including t…
Commodity Market Report – 2 Aug 2021
Gold prices traded largely from USD1790 – USD1830 /oz last week as we predicted. However, the market might ascend this week if the bulls pierce above the USD1840 /oz resistance. The initial range is f…
Weekly Rubber Report – 2 Aug 2021
Market Fundamentals: Dollar Index (USDX) has been corrected since the beginning of last week. Last Thursday, the U.S. Federal Reserve failed to mention their tapering plan which caused USDX to re-ente…
We trained them but their agriculture is more developed!
IN the late 1960s to early 1980s, there were droves of Thai students who pursued their graduate studies in agriculture and agriculture-related fields at the University of the Philippines at Los Baños …
Weekly Rubber Report – 19 July 2021
Market Fundamentals: Rubber prices recovered towards the end of last week despite the Dollar regained strength. The world is sinking a new fear of delta variant in pandemic crisis. Traders are remaini…
Commodity Market Report – 12 July 2021
Gold prices traded in narrow movement last week. Technically, the market is still held in the consolidation range and limited to USD1720 /oz resistance. This week, we project the range will be contain…
Weekly Rubber Report – 12 July 2021
Market Fundamentals: Dollar Index (USDX) topped 92.70 level last week and began to wane. The softening greenback has lent some recovering forces to commodity prices in the market. However, the fatal r…
Can the UAE’s agritech plans help meet the global food challenge?
Throughout history, humans have had to innovate to produce enough food to eat. Even as technology advances today, that challenge has not gone away. According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation, …
Commodity Market Report – 5 July 2021
Gold prices have shown a recovery pattern on the day-chart and the support lies at USD1760 /oz region. Basically, the market sentiment remains unchanged from last week and we speculate the range will …