Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Peter Schiff Bullish on Agriculture

Peter Schiff Likes Agriculture

A number of highly qualified investors have been bullish on agriculture for some time, and the latest maintaining that position is Peter Schiff, who said in a recent interview on CNBC that he is especially bullish on the agricutural industry in general, and also the fertilizer industry within those parameters.

Confirming what we talk a lot about on Commodity Surge, Schiff added that the Chinese will continue to buy up commodities as their standard of living continues to rise, and their growing middle class will create great demand for commodities going forward.

Another interesting insight from Schiff is the reason stock prices are rising at this time isn't because of stocks going up because of increased value, but because the U.S. dollar is going down. The dollar's collapse and decreased value is the determing factor there, according to Schiff.

Talking about Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT), Schiff made an interesting observation I've never heard before, and that is that Wal-Mart could become the next Saks Fifth Avenue based on their inability to import cheap products from the Chinese any longer.

Investor Jim Rogers has also been bullish on agriculture for years, and looks upon it as the growth vehicle for the future, based primarily on less land available for crops and growing demand.

Peter Schiff Likes Agriculture

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