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Plandai will end up being one of the biggest employers in South Africa and a favorite of the government. They are putting unused tea plantations back into production employing thousands of underemployed blacks. That is the reason they get favorable loans and sweetheart deals on abandoned property.
As far as the current trading is concerned, everything is speculation at this point. We'll know a lot more later this year. In the meantime, my recommendation is to take whatever position you want, and wait for events to catch up.
My own basis is at $.37, and I am holding for the long term. I would consider averaging up if the dips continue. I was interested in this company because of the potential of the extracts of green tea, lemon, and tomato. For me, the marijuana is more of a bonus.
Follow the short trading numbers from this web site. That will give you a good idea about the direction of the share price in the following days. OTC stocks are easy to short trade for these MM's.
http://otcshortreport.com/index.php?index=plpl&action=view#close
Watching the minute to minute trading will make you crazy most of the time.
Either you like the potential of this company or you don't. If you're like me, you see another Microsoft in its infancy.
Short volume for Feb 3 was 4,672,750 or 44.21%.
Some was probably covered, but there might be a short squeeze this week.
I will post the number of shares sold short today sometime before the opening tomorrow morning.
Last Friday, there were 3,427,480 shares sold short out of the over 9 million traded.
When you start to see the bid/ask prices expressed in hundredths, that means that the program trading of the hedge funds is entering the action.
The price swings could go anywhere from here on out. Expect a lot of short selling also.
My takeaway from that story was that Plandai intends to become the Rolls Royce of the medical cannabis industry. They aren't in the process of getting the quick buck but want the highest purity and effectiveness without the high. They would rather do the right thing rather than the fastest thing.
http://www.medicalmarijuanablog.com/benefits/plandai-bio-techniology.html
February 1, 2014
Plandai BioTechnology Marijuana Extract
Medical-Marijuana-Sports
Marijuana is a product of nature. So many people seem to forget that when they reach for a marijuana substitute such as Spice, for example. We all know that whatever nature has provided seems to be better off left untouched and un-tampered with. However, one exception is marijuana. Today, we have so many variations of marijuana, it’s not a question of where it will end but what form will it take. We spread marijuana on our bread roll, bake cookies with it, rub it on our skin, use it as ointment, turn it into a beverage, you name it. However, with each new variation of marijuana there is more room for manipulation of that plant.
More CBD and less THC
Sometimes, that manipulation actually makes sense, like in the case of the Israeli research team that developed a strain of marijuana so rich with CBD, there simply was no room left for THC. That’s an obvious example of taking into account the needs of medical marijuana patients who would like to be able to function yet receive the same benefits that the plant can provide them. On the other hand, marijuana is being turned into products that have zero percent THC and CBD, but the packaging still claims it will get you stoned. And that’s what happens if you let marijuana run wild, without strict regulations and without people needed to enforce those regulations.
Bioavailibility
Just recently, Plandai BioTechnology expressed interest in tapping into the medical marijuana market. By forming a branch called Cannabis BioSciences, you get a pretty good idea of what this specific company will be doing for a living. During the last 12 months, the good people from Cannabis BioSciences , Inc. have been hard at work developing and testing a medical marijuana extract, as part of their Phytofare line of products. Their products are usually known for their bioavailability (especially the Phytofare line). After the first “prototype” of the product has been developed, bioavailability testing should commence within the next couple of months, certainly before June, 2014.
Testing & Trials
The clinical testing should begin after August, 2014 in order to properly investigate the effects the extract has in clinical trials. If all goes well, the extract should be top of the line in terms of bioavailability and purity. The company is currently thinking about removing THC from the extract as well, providing medical marijuana patients with the medical benefits, only without the high. This would put Plandai BioTechnology on the map as one of the leaders in medical marijuana research. It would also provide some much-needed competition to Tikun Olam, the above mentioned Israeli company that already managed to remove THC from its marijuana plants.
OS is about 106 million and the officers and directors own over 68 million. Not sure about what is authorized. As of 6/2013 there were 299 shareholders with an indeterminate number of additional shareholders whose stock is held by brokers in street name.
Plandai is destined to be the best performing stock in this sector because medical marijuana is not the only product they are producing. Plandai is also entering the markets for biological extracts for numerous plants, fruits, and vegetables. All of these markets combined are worth billions in sales annually, and Plandai only has to capture a small percentage of the business to be very successful.
Promotions are part of the game. No worse than some of the posts on these message boards that try to manipulate the action.
For those who haven't done any DD, you have to realize this is a raw start-up company. In other words, this isn't the ground floor, this is the basement. You can play this for some short term gains but I am in for a long ride.
I expect they are short of money and wouldn't be surprised if they do a private placement next week to take advantage of the price rise. Expect dips in the price but also know they are not just a marijuana company. So far, they have identified three multi-billion dollar markets that they can enter: green tea extracts, lemon extracts (cold products, etc) and marijuana. I expect them to have products for all three of these markets this year. The revenue and profits will be substantial but not immediate.
Expect a wild ride with big share price moves.
The next quarter 10-Q release should happen around the week of Feb 17. Things could get very interesting after that.
Do some research about the PLPL plans for future products. This is so much more than a marijuana play it is ridiculous. The list of possible uses of their extracts ranges from malaria control, high blood pressure, diabetes, to over dozens of other health issues. If only one of those is effective, this is a billion dollar opportunity.
All the day traders have moved over to the marijuana stocks this week. The one I own is up 46% today.
PLPL is not just a pot stock. That is just a side business. This company has the look of a big time gainer to me. The green tea and citrus extracts they are producing can be used in many products and from what I am hearing, they are able to sell everything they produce just as soon as it is ready.
Try this idea for placing your order.
Place a limit order for 10K shares at a limit of $1.45, but don't say you want all or nothing. If you do it that way, anytime the price is $1.45 or below you are first in line for whatever size is available. If the order is good for the whole day, every time the price hits that level, you get a little bit more. You might not get the entire 10IK, but you should get some, and at the price you want.
What they have to do now is to plan an immediate upgrade to the NASDAQ Exchange and make that move as soon as they are eligible. That should come at the time the price hits $2.50 or over.
For future projects, siaf might consider taking a new approach to land utilization. Make all fish and prawn operations in multi-story buildings to cut land use costs. The main production tanks could be on the first floor, with labs, offices etc on the second floor and worker housing on the third floor. You could probably put a project like PF1 on a piece of land half the size of the current project.
Definitely not too late to buy here. 2 to 3 years from now this could easily be a 10-bagger from this level.
Now that it has started to gap up, this should move very quickly higher.
Aston
I agree that the mj is just a tease leading to the real money to be made with green tea extracts.
On the other hand, if the hype of medical mj leads to a price over $4, the real value is unleashed as the institutional money floods into the only play in the sector that is eligible for them to invest.
If you believe in the future of this company, now is not the time to sell. They haven't even made their first harvest yet.
Also, this is much more than a cannabis play. The original product is green tea and lemons, for the extracts.
Two recent articles about the China beef industry.
Glimpse of China's Meat Consumption
http://www.thepigsite.com/swinenews/35518/glimpse-of-chinas-meat-consumption
Mr Pan said: “This will benefit meat players who are aware that consumption patterns are shifting from basic needs to greater added value, variety and health attributes. They are in a position to offer such products or can adjust their product strategy to meet emerging demands.”
China beef prices could boost production
http://www.globalmeatnews.com/Industry-Markets/China-beef-prices-could-boost-production
South African marijuana laws in the news.
PLPL operations are in Nelspruit which is in Mpumalanga province which is part of Lesotho.
http://fmpdci.sistematizacion.org/entretiens/?tx_panel_pi1%5Bafficher%5D=det_entretien&tx_panel_pi1%5Buid%5D=20
http://www.truthonpot.com/2013/08/08/south-africa-to-consider-legalizing-marijuana/
I'm not sure what the current situation is there, but there should be supplies available from the illegal growers, if nothing else.
There is now a website specializing in cannabis related financial news and PLPL is featured.
http://www.cannabisfn.com/
When you are discussing beef imports to China, I think you have to consider whether they are talking about processed beef or live cattle. Live cattle have the potential to carry mad cow disease and have to pass a quarantine time period.
The simple answer to the question about what prawns eat is "very little".
Check out this web site.
http://www.theshrimptank.com/what-should-you-feed-your-shrimp/
The simple answer to the question about what prawns eat is "very little".
Check out this web site.
http://www.theshrimptank.com/what-should-you-feed-your-shrimp/
China beef prices could boost production
http://www.globalmeatnews.com/Industry-Markets/China-beef-prices-could-boost-production
Here is the list of the global agriculture themed funds that would be interested in taking positions in SIAF.
http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/funds/agriculture/
When SIAF gains listing on NASDAQ some of these ETF funds can probably be expected to take positions.
China ETF List
ETFs within this category:
iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index Fund (FXI) Top 100
iShares MSCI Hong Kong Index Fund (EWH) Top 100
Leveraged ETF Short/Bearish ETF Direxion China Bear 3X - Triple-Leveraged ETF (CZI)
Leveraged ETF Direxion China Bull 3X - Triple-Leveraged ETF (CZM)
EGS INDXX China Infrastructure ETF (CHXX)
Global X China Consumer ETF (CHIQ)
Global X China Energy ETF (CHIE)
Global X China Financials ETF (CHIX)
Global X China Industrials ETF (CHII)
Global X China Materials ETF (CHIM)
Global X China Technology ETF (CHIB)
Guggenheim China Technology ETF (CQQQ)
Guggenheim/AlphaShares China All-Cap ETF (YAO)
Guggenheim/AlphaShares China Real Estate ETF (TAO)
Guggenheim/AlphaShares China Small Cap Index ETF (HAO)
iShares FTSE Hong Kong Listed China Index Fund (FCHI)
Market Vectors China ETF (PEK)
MSCI China Small Cap Index Fund (ECNS)
Powershares Golden Dragon Halter USX China Portfolio Fund (PGJ)
Short/Bearish ETF ProShares Short FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index ETF (YXI)
Leveraged ETF ProShares Ultra FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index Fund (XPP)
Leveraged ETF Short/Bearish ETF ProShares UltraShort FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Fund (FXP)
SPDR S&P China ETF (GXC)
BMO China Equity Hedged to CAD Index ETF (ZCH-TSX)listed on the Canadian TSX stock exchange
Claymore China ETF (CHI-TSX)listed on the Canadian TSX stock exchange
iShares China Index Fund (XCH-TSX)listed on the Canadian TSX stock exchange
iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Fund (FXC-LSE)listed on the British London Stock Exchange
The quote from the SIAF website says:
"As of October 31, 2013, our plans to establish three additional smaller shops selling and catering specialized gourmet food were initiated, targeting business operation on or before December 31, 2013."
No location was listed but Guangzhou City is a likely location
One way I use to determine whether there is growth potential in a business is by monitoring the number of profit centers that are within the company. SIAF will be adding at least three new profit centers for the current Q1 report. These are three gourmet food stores that began operation in December.
Thanks for the update Swede, it had been quite a while since they were last updated.
Jan 6 update on the company web site
http://www.plandaibiotech.com/blog/?p=207
OTCJournal probably read this recent news item from Dec 10th.
http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/kwazulu-natal/more-rain-expected-to-pound-kzn-1.1620183#.UssCUyyA3IU
Heavy rain might disrupt some operations but shouldn't have been a disaster.
Bird flu outbreak in China. I saw on a news show that the sale of poultry has been embargoed for three months. This should create more demand for safe food items like meat and fish.
Today, the marijuana companies are up sharply. No one has figured out that PLPL is part of this segment.
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