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Tầm quan trọng của dầu thô cho nền kinh tế toàn cầu đã được minh họa trong các lệnh cấm vận dầu Ả Rập năm 1973. Trong năm đó, Ả Rập thành viên của Tổ chức dầu khí Hiểu biết về tầm quan trọng của chỉ số thị trường Xác định các chỉ số chính Giám sát các chỉ số | Part V Going Down to the Farm Trading Agricultural Products The 5th Wave By Rich Tennant your cereal. Vovr iather s heavily invested tn grain. In this part. ood is the most essential resource in human life. Investing in this sector can also help improve your bottom line. In this part I introduce the major sectors in this sub-asset class and show you how to profit from grains such as corn and wheat tropical commodities like coffee and orange juice and livestock that includes live cattle feeder cattle and frozen pork bellies. Get the scoop on this crucial sector. Chapter 19 Breakfast of Champions Profiting from Coffee CocOa Sugar and Orange Juice Jn This Chapter Recognizing the value of investing in coffee Developing a trading strategy for cocoa Evaluating the sugar markets Outlining a strategy for trading orange juice he commodities I present in this chapter coffee cocoa sugar and frozen concentrated orange juice are known as soft commodities. Soft commodities are those commodities that are usually grown as opposed to those that are mined such as metals or those that are raised such as livestock. The softs as they are sometimes known represent a significant portion of the commodities markets. They are indispensable and cyclical just like energy and metals but they are also unique because they re edible and seasonal. Seasonality is actually a major distinguishing characteristic of soft commodities because they can only be grown during specific times of the year and in specific geographical locations usually in tropical areas. This is why these commodities are also known as tropical commodities. In this chapter I show you that there s nothing soft about these soft commodities. Give Your Portfolio a Buzz by Investing in Coffee Coffee which originated in Arabia sometime in the 15th century is today the second-most widely traded commodity in terms of physical volume behind only crude oil. Coffee is an important global commodity because folks .