Newsletter August 7, 2009

Aug. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese rice production may
decline 6.9 percent this year to the lowest level in six
years as cool and rainy summer weather curbs yield,
a research institute said. Japan, the world's largest
grain importer, is self- sufficient in rice as the
government protects growers from foreign competition
with a 778 percent tariff on imports.

Crop condition may worsen without better weather...

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Aug 4 (Reuters) -Manitoba
farmers seeded 430,000 acres this spring, down 39.5
percent from last year's 711,000 acres. The figures
represent only insured acres, which make up the vast
majority of acres in the province. "We knew the
acreage was going to be down, but this is a pretty
huge drop," said Randy Strychar, president of Ag
Commodity Research.

Acreage is lowest in at least 12 years...

ATLANTA, Aug. 4, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The
WorldCommodity Fund reported a total return of
8.76% for the one year period ending August 3, 2009
and 31.27% for the year-to-date period. The Fund's
one year total return of 8.76% made it the top
performer and only fund to report a positive total return
among its peers in Morningstar.com's Specialty-
Natural Resources category. "For commodity prices in
particular, six years of gains in the RICI(r) were lost in
six months, which represents a tremendous
opportunity for investors who have been patiently
waiting to participate," said Llewellyn.

November to March liquidation event.....

CALGARY -- British Columbia fired the latest round
Thursday in the North American battle to woo natural
gas producers, unveiling miniscule royalty rates and
millions of dollars in fresh infrastructure incentives in
a move that may force neighbouring Alberta to
respond to in kind. In an effort to prod natural gas
production in its Montney and Horn River shale plays,
B.C. reduced the royalty rate on wells drilled between
September and June 2010 to 2% for one year.

20% royalty dropping to 2%....

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