Pete Thomas

• Is corn the new crude?

  By Pete Thomas  |  February 23, 2007

  After last fall’s dramatic, 75% improvement in value, the corn market began 2007 under pressure about concerns of disinflation from sharply lower energy prices and fears of reallocation from index

• Hedging the farm, with options

  By Pete Thomas  |  August 16, 2006

  Considering the incorporation of an options strategy along with, or in lieu of, a purely futures-based strategy greatly increases the diversity of choices available to an investor. This added

• Sugar: the 32-year trend

  By Pete Thomas  |  July 26, 2006

  The recent bull market in sugar was somewhat predictable but don’t fret if you were late because there may be more to go. Here is how it has played out so far. Brazil in 2004 announced it was 100%

• Bio-Willie

  By Pete Thomas  |  June 23, 2006

  Yes folks that is a legendary country singer Willie Nelson strumming away at the pumps. The Father of Farm Aid is now trying to get us to use his Biodiesel fuel. Willie is managing to extend his

• Bio-fuels: The changing face of commodities

  By Pete Thomas  |  June 23, 2006

  If you are involved in commodities brokerage at any level you would have noticed the recent interest in bio-fuels. Indeed, an entire bio-fuel strategy has emerged. For example, the traders on the