AFRICA-COMMODITIES NEWS

Overview

The financial potential for soft commodities such as grain, coffee, cocoa, cotton, tea and sugar, is now looking promising. The fundamentals are strong - on the demand side, there is a global food scarcity, and with the world population increasing by 75 million people a year the demand for these products will increase.  The price for sugar has reached a 28-year high at over $0.25 cents a pound.  Even in tough economic conditions, demand for most soft commodities is growing and the African continent will benefit from this demand.   Read more......