Apr ‘09 - Agriculture & Food Report
April 20, 2009 · Print This Article
Recession Proof – that is what these industries are best known for. Regardless of economic conditions, the demand for their products virtually guarantee growth for such companies and inflation will continue to spur them to greater heights.
With no real index of its own, this sector depends on the DJ US Food Producers Index (DJUSFO) and Consumer Staples SPDR (XLP) ETF for sentiment reads. Other ETFs used for this purpose include (Note that in the two weeks leading up to this report, volumes increased on these ETFs by an average of about 3%):







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