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Will there ever be food shortages?
Isn't it strange that since the top of RJA earlier this year that food shortage stories have all but vanished? I don't find it strange. My take is that "The Boyz" are cornering the food production industry and going forward we will see fake food shortages as "The Boyz" make huge profits on food commodities, both up and down. Right now with the small amout of food shortage stories I got to look hard at the bear flag on the RJA chart and use more caution. The problem is, the stock will start going up before the scare stories start coming out again. My guess is that we will see the media start talking about food surpluses near the bottom. I am not adding here and may sell a bit of what I got. I could get lower prices ahead. I usually have core holdings of stock I own and trade around it.
http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=RJA&p=D&yr=1&mn=0&dy=0&id=p15035794569
The correction is over for SMKY
Glad I am in as an event like it happening will reallyt spur the stock on. Glad I'm in and glad I added this past week.
A real coup would be getting an international fast food chain using SRB, such as YUM brands that sells KFC worldwide. Both srb breadings and RiBran meat fillers would fit in. I wonder if NTRZ could make enough before Irgovel got it's stabilization done, and we just got a clue that the stabilization is done since Hillshire Farms is making a chicken sausage with Irgovel de-oiled srb in it. Also Roger, Pizza Hut!!!!! is under YUM Brands. I could be wrong about Hillshire Farms, but it fits.
Let me add that Henk Hoogankamp used to have on HIS site a photo of him with "The Colonel". He took it off when his new book came out.
http://www.nutracea.com/NutraCeaRiBran
http://www.nutracea.com/FoodIngredients
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/03/06/sunday/main20039783.shtml
http://henkhoogenkamp.com/
Good call on HDY Old Man
Perfect timing
http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=HDY&p=D&yr=1&mn=0&dy=0&id=p67046479584
Ranger
What will move NTRZ is more sales and profits. NTRZ lost over $1,000,000 last quarter. The big boys want to see cash flow positive or guidance as such. If the right news comes out, Z could gap up 2 or 3 fold and leave those not already holding in the dust.
Like You I have my fears. But as far as thius board goes, you are my polar opposite. I express my hopes and you my fears(and yours of course). Here is a gapper for you to show you what can happen>>>>>
CKEC, a lousy Cinema chain went>>>
from .31 on October 1, 2001
to .66 on October 2, 2001
to $25.53 on May 23, 2002.
Not bad for 7 months?
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=CKEC&t=my&l=on&z=l&q=l&c=
ranger, I doubt totally doubt Z could duplicate this as NTRZ is much bigger now and has a lot of shares. But, if NTRZ can show forward earnings of even just .05 for 2012, with a forward PE of 20, the stock is $1.00. With Beneo and NTRZ getting a huge amount of co-branded bran out at the end of November, Z could be close to cash flow positive, but probably not til Q1, 2012 is my guess. But, big investors do look ahead. Halpern Capital knows more about NTRZ than this whole message board combined and put about $7,000,000 into NTRZ this year. They have been around. I bet if you and I knew what they know we'd be buying more.
So, did Europe "Kick the can" down the road, and how long will this rally go?
http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=EWZ&p=D&yr=1&mn=0&dy=0&id=p32695752607
Is NTRZ about to get $17,500,000???
Rskaverse at Yahoo found this interesting page on Halpern Capital's site that I paste below. They have been loaning Z money all along, and that is the $7,850,000 figure, I don't know what the $17,560,000 is for. Possbily licensing Z's oil stabilization system would be big news. I hope it is not a mistake. Go to SEC .gov NTRZ and yesterday the Ha;pern filing for the old $7,850,000 figure is there.
http://www.halperncapital.com/transactions.php?url=transactions_representatives
I got to add that Halpern loans Z in pre 2007 years and maybe what is up is old, so don't get too excited.
Hillshire Farms rolls out new chicken product
This is from Meatingplace'com, the same site that had Henks article about SRB in meat. The timing makes me think this is what was discussed at the powerpoint presentation. Meating Place won't let me paste the story, but join for free.
It is said "A new better for you snack product" and the name is "Hillshire Farms Applewood Smoked Lit'l Smokies." 8 servings for $4.29. I don't even find it on Hillshire's home page yet.
Hillshire is owned by Sara Lee. I could see Sara Lee using SRB in many baked goods some day. It rings a bell that they have used Z in the past somehow.
http://www.meatingplace.com/MembersOnly/webNews/details.aspx?item=27839
http://hillshirefarm.com/recipes/
New Irgovel NutraCea Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/irgovel?sk=wall
Dew Here is a sister story to the one you posted about North Dakota gas>>>
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/World-power-swings-back-tele-2596617739.html?x=0
Interesting - From The Telegraph - London
By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, International Business Editor
5:53PM BST 23 Oct 2011
Assumptions that the Great Republic must inevitably spiral into economic and strategic decline - so like the chatter of the late 1980s, when Japan was in vogue - will seem wildly off the mark by then.
Telegraph readers already know about the "shale gas revolution" that has turned America into the world’s number one producer of natural gas, ahead of Russia.
Less known is that the technology of hydraulic fracturing - breaking rocks with jets of water - will also bring a quantum leap in shale oil supply, mostly from the Bakken fields in North Dakota, Eagle Ford in Texas, and other reserves across the Mid-West.
"The US was the single largest contributor to global oil supply growth last year, with a net 395,000 barrels per day (b/d)," said Francisco Blanch from Bank of America, comparing the Dakota fields to a new North Sea.
Total US shale output is "set to expand dramatically" as fresh sources come on stream, possibly reaching 5.5m b/d by mid-decade. This is a tenfold rise since 2009.
The US already meets 72pc of its own oil needs, up from around 50pc a decade ago.
"The implications of this shift are very large for geopolitics, energy security, historical military alliances and economic activity. As US reliance on the Middle East continues to drop, Europe is turning more dependent and will likely become more exposed to rent-seeking behaviour from oligopolistic players," said Mr Blanch.
Meanwhile, the China-US seesaw is about to swing the other way. Offshoring is out, 're-inshoring' is the new fashion.
"Made in America, Again" - a report this month by Boston Consulting Group - said Chinese wage inflation running at 16pc a year for a decade has closed much of the cost gap. China is no longer the "default location" for cheap plants supplying the US.
A "tipping point" is near in computers, electrical equipment, machinery, autos and motor parts, plastics and rubber, fabricated metals, and even furniture.
"A surprising amount of work that rushed to China over the past decade could soon start to come back," said BCG's Harold Sirkin.
The gap in "productivity-adjusted wages" will narrow from 22pc of US levels in 2005 to 43pc (61pc for the US South) by 2015. Add in shipping costs, reliability woes, technology piracy, and the advantage shifts back to the US.
The list of "repatriates" is growing. Farouk Systems is bringing back assembly of hair dryers to Texas after counterfeiting problems; ET Water Systems has switched its irrigation products to California; Master Lock is returning to Milwaukee, and NCR is bringing back its ATM output to Georgia. NatLabs is coming home to Florida.
Boston Consulting expects up to 800,000 manufacturing jobs to return to the US by mid-decade, with a multiplier effect creating 3.2m in total. This would take some sting out of the Long Slump.
As Philadelphia Fed chief Sandra Pianalto said last week, US manufacturing is "very competitive" at the current dollar exchange rate. Whether intended or not, the Fed's zero rates and $2.3 trillion printing blitz have brought matters to an abrupt head for China.
Fed actions confronted Beijing with a Morton's Fork of ugly choices: revalue the yuan, or hang onto the mercantilist dollar peg and import a US monetary policy that is far too loose for a red-hot economy at the top of the cycle. Either choice erodes China's wage advantage. The Communist Party chose inflation.
Foreign exchange effects are subtle. They take a long to time play out as old plant slowly runs down, and fresh investment goes elsewhere. Yet you can see the damage to Europe from an over-strong euro in foreign direct investment (FDI) data.
Flows into the EU collapsed by 63p from 2007 to 2010 (UNCTAD data), and fell by 77pc in Italy. Flows into the US rose by 5pc.
Volkswagen is investing $4bn in America, led by its Chattanooga Passat plant. Korea's Samsung has begun a $20bn US investment blitz. Meanwhile, Intel, GM, and Caterpillar and other US firms are opting to stay at home rather than invest abroad.
Europe has only itself to blame for the current “hollowing out” of its industrial base. It craved its own reserve currency, without understanding how costly this “exorbitant burden” might prove to be.
China and the rising reserve powers have rotated a large chunk of their $10 trillion stash into EMU bonds to reduce their dollar weighting. The result is a euro too strong for half of EMU.
The European Central Bank has since made matters worse (for Italy, Spain, Portugal, and France) by keeping rates above those of the US, UK, and Japan. That has been a deliberate policy choice. It let real M1 deposits in Italy contract at a 7pc annual rate over the summer. May it live with the consequences.
The trade-weighted dollar has been sliding for a decade, falling 37pc since 2001. This roughly replicates the post-Plaza slide in the late 1980s, which was followed - with a lag - by 3pc of GDP shrinkage in the current account deficit. The US had a surplus by 1991.
Charles Dumas and Diana Choyleva from Lombard Street Research argue that this may happen again in their new book "The American Phoenix".
The switch in advantage to the US is relative. It does not imply a healthy US recovery. The global depression will grind on as much of the Western world tightens fiscal policy and slowly purges debt, and as China deflates its credit bubble.
Yet America retains a pack of trump cards, and not just in sixteen of the world’s top twenty universities.
It is almost the only economic power with a fertility rate above 2.0 - and therefore the ability to outgrow debt - in sharp contrast to the demographic decay awaiting Japan, China, Korea, Germany, Italy, and Russia.
Europe's EMU soap opera has shown why it matters that America is a genuine nation, forged by shared language and the ancestral chords of memory over two centuries, with institutions that ultimately work and a real central bank able to back-stop the system.
The 21st Century may be American after all, just like the last.
NTRZ Price/Sales very low
From Investopedia>>>
What Does Price-To-Sales Ratio - Price/Sales Mean?
A ratio for valuing a stock relative to its own past performance, other companies or the market itself. Price to sales is calculated by dividing a stock's current price by its revenue per share for the trailing 12 months:
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/price-to-salesratio.asp#axzz1bYOaftp2
Price to sales for the following growth stocks, food related, wholesale, retail, restaurant
HANS 5.31
THS 1.12
CMG 4.73
BWLD 1.67
BCPC 3.57
GMCR 4.51
PNRA 1.89
MON 3.33
SBUX 2.66
MED .84
VSI 1.36
Average = 2.82
NutraCea= .98
NTRZ at the average P/S = .5036
True that the above companies are established. But, do they have the POTENTIAL NTRZ has--NO WAY. My guess is that as soon as Short gets Z cash flow positive, sales will be higher nad NTRZ easily exceeds that 50 cents price, EASILY
Sentiment : Strong Buy
NTRZ had 2 to 1 up volume opver down yesterday and it fell 7.3%, lol. But, the day before we had a good day with down volume higer that up volume. A thinly traded bulletin board will do that kind of crap. All I know for sure is BOD member Koppes bought $15,000 worth of stock and management and other BOD members are taking warrants in place of some of their cash pay. I'm not selling anytime soon.
100,000 share trade at the ask...
......And the ask remains unchained? Someone got in cheap?
Time & Sales
Price Size Exch Time
$0.1590 100,000 OTO 10:45:30
$0.1550 1,500 OTO 10:38:34
$0.1590 5,000 OTO 10:38:26
$0.1600 1,950 OTO 10:35:24
$0.1600 1,050 OTO 10:35:24
$0.1590 4,000 OTO 10:33:40
$0.1600 25,000 OTO 10:29:28
$0.1600 13,730 OTO 10:29:25
$0.1600 2,000 OTO 10:29:23
$0.1610 5,000 OTO 10:29:14
http://www.otcbb.com/asp/quote_module.asp?symbol=
Interesting on the three year NTRZ chart if you connect the 3 bottoms in 2009-10 and they fit the current bottoms in August and October. The dips to .11 are called flack by some. If I ad a top channel at the same degree of slope, NTRZ could be .55 today. Look how the 89 day EMA has been support or resistance many times in the last 3 years. Z is flirting with it today.
http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=NTRZ&p=D&yr=3&mn=0&dy=0&id=p51115156311
Z definitely needs sales. But we still have not found out why management wanted 20% of their pay for the last 6 months to be in warrants rather than dollars. 40% of the warrants expire in mid 2012. They are priced at .20, or about like .25 to make it worth while exercising them. With Beneo we were given no figures as to potential sales, but it could surprise, especially in Q4. I can legitimately see cash flow positive in Q1. But that Q figues will not be out until next May. Thus, Unless a big deal comes out, I don't see .55 til then, but I think we have seen the lows.
Sudzuker profits rise, profile PDF
http://www.suedzucker.de/en/Presse/Pressemeldungen/?detail=4275
Beneo information on pages 40-43 fo the company PDF>>
http://www.suedzucker.de/en/Downloads/Unternehmenspraesentation/
And, what a huge selling point for NTRZ. Many companies thinking of using SRB products for the first time might be skeptical. When hearing that Bemeo used Z, then dropped Z for a cheaper product, then came back to Z, WOW
NTRZ proves the market is inefficient?
NTRZ has some good things coming up and soon. Add up the money they raised and it was just over $300,000 plus the $1,600,000 payment to the creditors. So just $300,000 in extra sales from Beneo and Z is cash flow positive when the creditors are paid back in January. If NTRZ was a biotech stock Z would be over $1.00 NOW being that close to cash flow positive. It is easy to be negative with the stock beaten down, but from .115 to .195 on a closing basis amounts to at 70% gain. It is normal to trace half of that before the up move continues.
Also, we had new customers in Q3 that we know of, Win Wolcott's new horse feed, Genius bread and another forget. Q 3 to be announced in four weeks, give or take a couple days either way, Q 3 could have enough increase to be close to cash flow positive by itself, less the $1,600,000 creditors payment.
Then the Beneo/NTRZ co-labeled products going on sale November 28th could bring nice sales for Q4. Garner was at the Las Vegas food show Wednesday and Thursday talking to potential customers. NTRZ proves that the market is inefficient. Look at all the Bozo's selling after the great CC.
Getting off pink slips in January when we pay the creditors could bring in some institutional buying.
I am not selling, and could buy more at the right price. NTRZ could be the best stock on any market for 2012 performance. Those selling now did not listen to the conference call Thursday.
DSM's Company Presentation PDF
So much information that shows why they like NTRZ and can help NTRZ.
For example, employees and offices in China and India, the two biggest Rice producing countries in the world page 7,
China 31 locations and 3,000 employees
India 8 locations and 700 employees
Clear sustainability aspirations support strategy, 2011 to 2015 page 13
At least 80% of pipeline is ECO+---fits Z
http://www.dsm.com/en_US/cworld/public/about/downloads/publications/company_presentation.pdf?fileaction=openFile
If the above link does not work, the PDF is right near the print top on their home page>>
http://www.dsm.com/en_US/cworld/public/home/pages/home.jsp?download-file-url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dsm.com%2Fen_US%2Fcworld%2Fpublic%2Fabout%2Fdownloads%2Fpublications%2Fcompany_presentation.pdf%3Ffileaction%3DopenFile&download-file-option=openFile&download-file-submit=OK
OT old man
I can't get yours to work, my PM dead too.
the_8th@yahoo.com
Nutraceutical statement from the CC
Nutraceuticals and functional food agreements are being sought. Pharma is a long way off. But I missed a great statement by Short about nutraceutiacals and functional foods. Here it is>>>
"In addition we have our nutraceuticals and functional foods. We are looking to identify PARTNERS OF BENEO AND DSM who could drive that business, but we don't have any imminent announcements but we HAVE A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS UNDER WAY and we are CONFIDENT we will find someone who can help that will help us take advantage of what we think is A SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITY there as well."
The part of the above, "To identify partners of BENEO and DSM" shows a huge interest and confidence with those companies. Short spent a lot of time in the second questioner, Cliff, on Sudzuker and the possibility of selling products to them as a customer and even recently a BENEO rep was in Sacramento with Short taking about exactly that. But, nothing is immenentt, but Sudzuker does appear to be a big future player with Z. It's tough to find info on Sudzuker. The best I get is at the bottom of the pasted link below.
http://www.alacrastore.com/company-snapshot/Suedzucker_AG-1021669
"Showcase for new institutional investors"
There is some speculation that the CC was a showcase for NTRZ's new PR firm to showcase NTRZ to some potential big institutional buyers of Z stock. I hope so, NTRZ will soar becasue of institutions and we basically have NONE today.
I had high expectations for a deal, but in the here and now, that was the best CC I have heard in the 5+ years I owned the stock. 2012 will be a breakout year.
More from the CC
Like love it is better the second time around.
1. November 28th there is a Food ingredient show in Paris and that will be the kickoff for the BENEO/NTRZ products. Committments have been made by both sides.
2. Nutraceuticals are low priority, but Short did say, "We are in discussions for licensing some products and maybe sale of some". I take that as nothing soon, but they are not dead.
3. Z in in great shape financially for The SRB side with the under capacity (LA # 2). No money needed. But bio-refining will take capital, but "It is in a great market situation".
4. BENEO-Remy parent Zusucker(Or whatever it is) could become a direct user of SRB/DOB as they have a big food product business, pizz was mentioned.
If you missed it, listen to the second half for sure. It can be found on the website, the link.
CC Highlights
I can't find a replay yet, but from memory
1. BENEO-Remy--They dropped Z sometime in the past from the 2008 deal. I can just guess they have been gone over a year. So, all sales from them will be new. Products could be out the end of November.
2. B-Remy--They did not like the competitors bran and they call ours "The Cadillac of SRB". This should be a HUMONGOUS sales point for their salesmen.
3. B-Remy division of a much larger company based in Germany, can't remember the name but starts with a Zu..... BENEO_Remy in the past was tied with Miller and Cargill in the past I found in looking for the current parent. Short talked with them in length this morning about other things Zu can do that B_Remy can't, like BioFuel starter, not in deal stage yet.
4. Brazil must be basically stabilized as they are selling stabilized defatted bran to a larger American compan that is using it in Chicken Sausage, so another new customer. The RiBran is good for dark meat like beef and hamburger, and the SDOB for lighter meats like chicken and pork.
5. Brazil on schedule both in time and under cost a bit. Rice Lecithin on time for the end of the year.
6. What was missing was China discussion. Beneo-Remy goes to many countries in the area, but not China. Short said the main goal for new plants in order are USA, and then China. I don't remember him saying that order before. Hello licensing?(My guess). So America first? No other mention of selling products in China and through who, but I think Turris sells there.
7. No reverse split anytime soon and it must be approved by shareholders. I don't see it as a negative myself if it got Z on the NASDAQ Global Select. But it won't happen anytime soon.
Negative
1. No big deal as we hoped announced
2. Nutraceuticals slow in being developed
3. Maybe a positive, but no cosmetic products coming out, but to be consistant, Short wants Z to be an ingredient supplier, even to the cosmetic comapnies.
I hope I can get another listen later.
NutraCea Meets Creditor Payment Obligations per Plan of Reorganization
If Z did not have to raise capital for this, Z is cash flow positive.
NutraCea (OTCQB: NTRZ) (PINKSHEETS: NTRZ), a global leader in the production and marketing of value added products derived from rice bran, today announced that payments totaling in excess of $5 million in principal plus interest have been made to Class 6 general unsecured creditors pursuant to the Company's obligations under the Amended Plan of Reorganization (the "Plan"). In accordance with provisions of the Plan, NutraCea has paid Class 6 creditors 75% of the total amount due on or before October 15, 2011.
W. John Short, Chief Executive Officer of NutraCea, commented, "We are pleased to have met the October 15th payment benchmark as required under the Amended Plan of Reorganization. This is another major step toward satisfying all of our creditor obligations under the Plan and freeing up our management team's time to focus on our longer-term strategic vision of building additional rice bran bio-refining facilities and increasing our market penetration for stabilized rice bran. We expect to satisfy our remaining $1.6 million creditor payment obligations under the Plan between now and the final payment date of January 15, 2012."
http://ih.advfn.com/p.php?pid=nmona&article=49527892&symbol=NTRZ
Bob, I don't understand your anger unless it was about a reverse split. In NTRZ's case a reverse split is necessary for the stock to get to it's highese possible highs. To get on the NASDAQ Global Select Market for world trading a stock, I believe, must be $5 for three months, plus other qualifications. It must be NASDAQ first which requires $4 for three months plus other quailfiers. NTRZ is going to be more of a foreign stock than a USA stock, so why restrict the listing to the USA only.
The vast majority of reverse splits are from dying companies and are bad. But I am sure many instituitions need a NASDAQ listing to even buy. We don't want HTDOGs buddies in here. We want huge institutions that hold for a long time and maybe even trade back and forth to pump the price up. It is all good for NTRZ to get a listing ASOP.
George
Charts>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
NTRZ broke the 50 day moving average, the declining resistance line and August highs today. I'd call it a breakout.
http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=NTRZ&p=D&yr=1&mn=0&dy=0&id=p69676978932
Reverse splits bad?
CELL on 6/26/02 had a 1 for 7 recerse split at .45. it did drop to .21 a couple weeks later, but on 11/4/03 was $10.38, up 23 fold in 17 months from the date of the RS.
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=CELL&t=my&l=on&z=l&q=l&c=
CALL had a 1 for 5 RS on 7/19/10 at $16.50 and went to $38.00 1 month later on 8/20/10.
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=CALL&t=2y&l=on&z=l&q=l&c=
My point is, reverse splits are usually a sign of dying companies, but they can be used to help a company. Many here are afraid of one because Short mentioned one is possible. I'm not. Short is dealing with some really professional companies and a great PR company. If you want to sell, "Go Ahead, Make My Day"
Big movers that could compare to Z in coming months.
CELL, I just mentioned this as a reverse split stock. It went from .21 on 7/22 02 to 10.38 on 11/4/03. If Z compared from .115, Z would be at $5.69 in January 2013.
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?t=my&l=on&z=l&q=l&p=&a=&c=&s=cell
ATSG, from .17 on 2/20/09 to $3.79 on 9/18/09. If Z compares from .115 Z will be at $2.56 in six months. ATSG went over 8 in 2011.
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=ATSG&t=5y&l=on&z=l&q=l&c=
AVCA, .16 on 12/18/03 to $4.57 on 12/27/04. From .115, Z is at $32.84 a year from today. And AVCA went to $20 2 years later.
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=AVCA&t=my&l=on&z=l&q=l&c=
Stocks do motor and NTRZ is a special story, maybe even more special than my examples.
Check out 4 other big movers in an older post of mine.
1. TASR in 2003, It went from .31 to $26.67 in 13 months.
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=TASR+Basic+Chart&t=my
2. Or my favorite Bally Technologies that went up over 100 fold in the bear market of 2000-2002. It went from .16 to $19.5 in 2 years
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?t=my&l=on&z=m&q=l&p=&a=&c=&s=byi
3. Food stocks can go as well, how about Medifast in 2002-2003. It went from .18 to $17.00
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?t=my&l=on&z=m&q=l&p=&a=&c=&s=med
4. a lousy egg producer who went from $1.56 to $17.44 in 2003.
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?t=my&l=on&z=m&q=l&p=&a=&c=&s=calm
It can happen, and Z is a special stock.
Animal rights protesters can help NTRZ
They are not my favorite bunch, but rice protein is up their line From Meatingplace.com>>>
Animal Rights - Coming to a Classroom Near You?
(The views and opinions expressed in this blog are strictly those of the author.)
Kids aren’t the only ones that headed back to school this fall. The Humane Society of the United States – an animal rights group that isn’t affiliated with local shelters – recently updated its monthly Kind News newsletter for use in elementary school classrooms. Teachers can purchase copies of Kind News or can be “adopted” to receive the materials at no cost.
On the surface, Kind News appears downright friendly- after all, who would argue against encouraging kids to care for animals or protect wildlife? When you dig a little deeper, a more complex political agenda is revealed. For example, “Mission: Humane”, a youth-oriented taskforce organized by HSUS, was promoted on the front page of each edition of Kind News last year. The “Mission: Humane” guide for grades K-6 includes a workbook entitled “Hens Need a Hand!” that challenges kids to “get the word out about cruel cages for hens”. The youth section of HSUS’ website also includes a student guide to lobbying and tips for writing an effective letter to the editor.
Earlier this year, the North Platte Telegraph reported that the April 2010 edition of Kind News was pulled from the Lincoln Public School District due to its antagonistic content against animal agriculture. The front page featured a child wearing a gas mask and stated that factories have replaced farms, bringing swarms of flies and rivers filled with animal waste. Here’s the kicker: children were encouraged to write to the USDA, EPA, and lawmakers in protest.
HSUS encourages teachers to download worksheets and downloadable curricula that meet state educational standards from its website. One lesson plan helps teachers “guide students in exploring the plight of modern-day farm animals” while reading George Orwell’s classic novel, Animal Farm. And the 2011 recipient of the HSUS-sponsored “National Kind Teacher” award was selected for, among other things, “creating a classroom farmer's market where the turkeys are well taken care of and invited to Thanksgiving dinner rather than becoming dinner.”
Why does this matter? HSUS reports that Kind News has reached two hundred million students nationwide. Most of those children weren’t raised on a farm and probably haven’t experienced how farm animals are actually cared for. HSUS’ classroom outreach hopes to capitalize on this disconnect- and more importantly, introduces the organization to potential future donors. Animal rights organizations push for change incrementally, one student at a time.
What do you think? Does animal advocacy belong in the classroom?
http://www.meatingplace.com/MembersOnly/blog/BlogDetail.aspx?topicID=11282&BlogID=725
I see two possibilities for "Show me the money"
1. Short has mentioned a partner with "Convertible preferred shares". That would enable Z to expand with lightning speed in licensing the oil stabilization.
2. A nutriceutical deal amd maybe pharma included that would be licesing and money up front. That I'd love as Z could get immediate cash sales.
There is a new presentation on the website a Yahoo poster, bigbass found that maybe alliance made for part of the presentation Thursday.
http://allianceadvisors.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/NTRZ_CP_10.3.2011_FINAL.pdf
bigbass also saw where NTRZ is somehow listed as OTCQB and not pinkies today.
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Don't miss the train>>>>>
NutraCea Hosts Shareholder Update Conference Call and Live Presentation
NutraCea (OTCQB: NTRZ) (PINKSHEETS: NTRZ), a global leader in the production and marketing of value added products derived from rice bran, today announced that W. John Short, Chief Executive Officer, Leo Gingras, President & Chief Operating Officer, and Dale Belt, Chief Financial Officer, will host a shareholder update conference call and live presentation on Thursday, October 13th at 4:00 p.m. Eastern.
During the conference call a live presentation will be available to view online. It is recommended that participants dial in and join the live meeting approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the 4:00 p.m. Eastern call.
If you do not have the Microsoft Live Meeting software installed on your computer please click on "Accept, Install and Join" after clicking on the link provided. If the link does not direct you to this option please copy and paste the link into your web browser. The presentation will also be available under the "Investor Relations" tab of the Company's website at http://www.nutracea.com/InvestorRelations.
Conference Call Details:
Date: Thursday, October 13, 2011
Time: 4:00 p.m. Eastern
U.S. Dial-In: (877) 941-1427
International Dial-In: (480) 629-9664
Live Webcast: http://viavid.net/dce.aspx?sid=00008E27
Live Presentation URL:
https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/hscglobal/join?id=B2CMQB&role=attend&pw=w%7E%2F32T8tG
Downloadable Presentation: http://www.nutracea.com/InvestorRelations
There will also be a simultaneous live webcast of the conference call which can be accessed through the following audio feed link and archived recording of the conference call available under the Investor Relations section of the company website at http://www.nutracea.com/InvestorRelations or by clicking on the following link, http://viavid.net/dce.aspx?sid=00008E27.
About NutraCea
NutraCea is a world leader in production and marketing of value added products derived from rice bran. NutraCea holds many patents for stabilized rice bran (SRB) production technology and proprietary products derived from SRB. NutraCea's proprietary technology enables the creation of food and nutrition products to be unlocked from rice bran, normally an underutilized co-product of rice milling. NutraCea also produces rice based consumer health supplements which can be found at http://www.nutraceaonline.com. More information can be found in the Company's filings with the SEC and by visiting our website at http://www.NutraCea.com.
China and India Are hungry...for Your Products
Tyson, Pepsi and Heinz are featured, Pepsi alrady has used SRB in Sakata crackers, Tyson would be huge.
http://www.foodprocessing.com/articles/2011/china-and-india-are-hungry.html?page=1
"With-in 6 months"
Roger---A friend of called Z''s store Friday to order some oil. He did a little small talk with the order taker and asked how things were going. He does not remember the exact words, but the gist was as follows. "We are really excited about what is coming". My friend said, "You mean DSM and BENEO-Remy". She said, "No not that, but that's good too." My friend said, "Like when will all that happen". She said, "With-in 6 months."
So, what ever Short has up his sleeve might all be announced in six months? I can only guess what it is, but so can you.
"Within 6 months"
cork==A friend of called Z''s store Friday to order some oil. He did a little small talk with the order taker and asked how things were going. He does not remember the exact words, but the gist was as follows. "We are really excited about what is coming". My friend said, "You mean DSM and BENEO-Remy". She said, "No not that, but that's good too." My friend said, "Like when will all that happen". She said, "With-in 6 months."
So, what ever Short has up his sleeve might all be announced in six months? I can only guess what it is, but so can you.
Recession Flag Raised with August 2011 Sea Container Imports
Well done link I have not seen before>>>
http://econintersect.com/wordpress/?p=13224
Want to Make More than a Banker? Become a Farmer!
Good future food shortage story. NTRZ is like the "perfect storm" stock, the right product with the right management and the right time in history. We just got to get past the Brad and no sales credibility image. Short will do both for us.
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2080767,00.html
If you want to become rich, Jim Rogers, investment whiz, best-selling author and one of Wall Street's towering personalities, has this advice: Become a farmer. Food prices have been high recently. Some have questioned how long that can continue. Not Rogers. He predicts that farming incomes will rise dramatically in the next few decades, faster than those in most other industries — even Wall Street. The essence of his argument is this: We don't need more bankers. What we need are more farmers. The invisible hand will do its magic. "The world has got a serious food problem," says Rogers. "The only real way to solve it is to draw more people back to agriculture."
It's been decades since the American heartland has been a money pump and longer since farming was a major source of employment. Old rural towns have emptied as families — and the U.S. — have moved on. Technology, service jobs and finance have been the basis of the economy since at least the 1980s. Farming became the economic equivalent of a protected species — supported by a mix of government handouts, lax regulation (agriculture is one of the few industries shielded from certain child-labor laws) and charity concerts.
But in the past few years, thanks to a wealthier (and hungrier) emerging-market middle class and a boom in biofuels, the business of growing has once again become a growth business. At a time when the overall economy is limping along at an anemic growth rate of 1.9%, net farm income was up 27% last year and is expected to jump another 20% in 2011. Real estate prices in general are again falling this year. But according to the Federal Reserve, the average farm has doubled in value in the past six years. Farmland is quickly emerging as one of the year's hottest investments on Wall Street. "We've been doing this for a number of years, long before anyone thought this was sexy," says Jeff Conrad, who heads Hancock Agricultural Investment Group. "Now we are getting a lot of calls, and we are noticing more competition. There's a lot of interest in New York."
These days, a trip to Grand Island, Neb., a city of 48,500 surrounded by farms, is a trip to an economic bizarro land. Business is booming. None of the half-dozen or so local banks in town have failed or even come close to failing. In fact, profits are up. "A lot of local banks are sitting with a lot of cash," says Colby Collins, Grand Island branch manager for Five Points Bank. The largest local manufacturing plant, which makes combine harvesters, is at full capacity. Case IH plant manager Bill Baasch has hired 130 workers in the past nine months. Sales at Global Industries, a company based in Grand Island that makes grain-storage bins and other building materials, are up 130% since 2003. Tom Dinsdale, who owns the local General Motors car dealership, says 2010 was the best year he's ever had. Customers who would normally buy a Chevy Suburban are buying a Cadillac Escalade. Dinsdale is adding an infinity pool to his nearby riverfront second home. "Business is good," he says.
Even housing has done well in the past few years. Realtor Lisa Crumrine says her office has sold 48 homes in Grand Island in 2011 and that prices are up slightly. Greg Baxter, a cattle rancher and real estate developer, says he has sold six lots so far this year in a development just off Grand Island's commercial strip. Local homebuilders are busy constructing custom homes on the properties. That's one reason Nebraska's unemployment rate is 4.1%, the second lowest in the country behind that of mining-heavy North Dakota. Iowa's unemployment rate is a slightly higher 6%, still far lower than California's 11.7%, New York's 7.9% or the national average of 9.1%.
Even with the recent uptick, however, agriculture accounts for only 1% of U.S. GDP. Add in all those other things that are part of the farm economy — tractors, fertilizer, seeds — and you still get to only about 4%. That's smaller than real estate — about 13% — and far smaller than the nation's service sector, which makes up about 70% of the economy. As Jamie Dimon, head of JPMorgan Chase, tells TIME, "We don't make up what we lose to the world in buying oil by selling them corn."
But some experts believe agriculture can do more to fuel job growth. Chuck Fluharty of the Rural Policy Research Institute at the University of Missouri sees a possible renaissance in farm towns. As money flows back into those areas, he predicts, farmers will need somewhere to invest. As they did with ethanol, he says, farmers will put their money in new industries that will create uses for their crops, like biodegradable plastics or other kinds of biofuels. The result will be more jobs. "Agriculture is the most critical story in our economy today," says Fluharty. "It will affect the future of the world."
The main reason for U.S. farmers' unlikely recovery is as familiar as the outcome is foreign. Wealthier consumers in places like China and India are eating more, and in particular they are eating more meat. The average American consumes about 250 lb. (113 kg) of meat a year. The average Indian eats less than 10 lb. (4.5 kg) a year. In China, it's more like 100 lb. (45 kg). Which means there's a lot of room for growth. Half of U.S. corn production goes to feed cattle, pigs and poultry, which drives up demand for grain. Ethanol has increased the demand for corn as well. As a result of both trends, corn prices have more than doubled in the past year, to a recent $6.81 a bushel. Soybeans, which are the U.S.'s largest farm export to China, are up too.
Meanwhile, a number of innovations have made U.S. farmers significantly more productive than they were just two decades ago. Bioengineered seeds mean they can use smaller amounts of pesticides and water. And with GPS-aided, computer-monitored planting, some farmers are able to squeeze two rows in a space not much bigger than what used to fit only one. An average acre produced 91 bushels of corn in 1980; it now produces 152. That, along with higher prices, is boosting profits and making farmland dramatically more valuable — and farmers richer.
Ken Woitaszewski knows what it's like to lose the farm. In 1985 he got a call saying the bank was about to foreclose on his family's 500 acres (200 hectares) in Wood River, Neb. He was 24, married and living in a trailer. It had been years since his father's farm was able to support the family. He and his three brothers did odd jobs. Woitaszewski worked on other people's farms. He assembled farm equipment for a dealer. Two of his brothers drilled wells and installed pivots, the long-boom sprinkler systems that water most farms. Another worked as a plumber.
Woitaszewski says he had no idea how much financial trouble his father was in. "My father was very old school," he says. "Today's farmer is much more open-minded." But it was the 1980s, and rising interest rates were spelling an end to many family farms. Pooling their money, the brothers found they could save only a so-called quarter section, or 160 acres (65 hectares), of the family's land. That was the seed of their rebound. "Losing the family's land to the bank was an important experience," says Woitaszewski. "I remember lying in my trailer thinking, I will do whatever it takes not to let that happen again."
The first few years were rough for Woitaszewski. Crop prices were low, and farm profits were nonexistent. He and his brothers had to hold on to their odd jobs. To keep the farm afloat, they ran it as cheaply as possible. They built their own barns and fixed up old tractors. But as more people ran into trouble, more farms became available. Woitaszewski says an experienced farmer once told him the best way to not lose your farm to the bank is to pay for it in cash. "We were lucky," says Woitaszewski. "We didn't have a lot of equity, so we couldn't do a lot of borrowing." In 1990 the brothers bought another 120 acres and then 40 more in 1994. By then, prices had risen to nearly $2,000 an acre (almost $5,000 per hectare). (See how the poor are getting poorer in California's rich farm country.)
Woitaszewski and two of his brothers now farm 10,000 acres (4,000 hectares), about 60% of which they own. At the current average price of about $4,000 an acre (just under $10,000 a hectare) in Nebraska, the Woitaszewskis' land alone is worth $24 million. Back-of-the-envelope math suggests profits this year could be as high as $6 million, though Woitaszewski doubts they will hit that mark. Nonetheless, he seems somewhat amazed by his success. "We as humans possess more ability than we give ourselves credit for," he says.
John Willoughby, who owns 2,000 acres (800 hectares) in Wood River, got his start in farming in 1992, when his father-in-law retired. At the time he made the switch, he worked for a bank, and most of his clients — farmers — thought he was crazy. Today the move seems to have paid off. He expects his profits to be up 25% this year, and that's on top of a number of good years. A few years ago, he and his wife built a five-bedroom, five-bathroom home. They have four daughters, and Willoughby hopes to be able to send all of them to college nearly debt-free.
Most of the money he makes, though, goes back into his farm to pay down debt or buy new equipment. Willoughby says he has seen a lot of new grain bins go up on nearby farms this year. Last summer he spent $220,000 on a new tractor. He also bought a new grain bin ($60,000) and recently a new sprayer ($30,000) to spread herbicides. But the last time he bought land was three years ago, when he picked up 160 acres (65 hectares). Like other farmers, Willoughby says he is a pretty conservative businessperson. To him, land prices seem high. "It was hard to earn money for a number of years," says Willoughby. "I'm not going to waste it."
Already, the prosperity of farmers, along with rising concerns about U.S. debt, is changing the debate in Washington about agriculture. In early June, the Senate voted overwhelmingly to end tax credits and trade protections that benefit the corn-based ethanol industry. Although few think a complete ban will make it through both houses of Congress, many believe Washington is likely to curb its support of ethanol — long thought to be untouchable because of its popularity in Iowa.
(See the problem with factory farms.)
The real fight will be over the farm bill, which is up for renewal next year. The legislation, which was last passed in 2008, features $19 billion in subsidies for farmers, including $8 billion in direct payments. Some have long opposed the bill because it favors grains over other crops and supports large commercial farms or hobby farmers, who don't need the payments. Even the Iowa Farm Bureau has given up its support for direct payments. Woitaszewski says the amount he receives from the government has dropped dramatically as conditions for farmers have improved. He won't specify how much he gets but says it is roughly enough to cover his property-tax bill. And he says he would consider giving up his payments in return for fewer restrictions on land use. Converting land currently being used to grow grass to corn and other crops is, he says, the only real answer to high food prices.
Some fear that support from Congress could be ending just when the good times for farmers are entering a rough patch. Farming is a capital-intensive business, and most farmers need to borrow to be able to purchase their tractors and other equipment. Many expect that when the economy either improves or gets significantly worse, interest rates will rise. And rising interest rates will make it more expensive for farmers to borrow, which will lower profits. Historically, farm incomes have crashed during times when the overall economy was improving. And some economists, including Yale's Robert Shiller, are saying there is a bubble in farmland. But many agricultural economists believe the rising demand for food in Asia and elsewhere will mean that crop prices will stay high even after the economy improves.
For now, though, years of lackluster economic growth and the so-called rise of the rest are likely to ensure that the good times in the U.S.'s farm regions continue. "For most of these years, we just tried to get by," says Woitaszewski. Now grain bins, which break up the seemingly never ending flatness of central Nebraska, are growing faster than crops. Woitaszewski has his own $350,000 storage project in the works. "These are some of the best economic conditions I have seen in my career," he says. It's a sentiment that's welcome — and rarely heard these days beyond the Midwest's amber waves of grain.
Great Jim Rogers story posted by FuturesJackel
Posted at the "World Food Crisis" board>>>
"Want to Make More than a Banker? Become a Farmer! "
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=67817716
Not much government support as well as chart support.
GOP proposes $40 billion in cuts to US farm programs
House and Senate Republicans today proposed $40 billion in cuts to U.S. agriculture, including a $11.3 billion cut to conservation programs and a $13.9 billion cut to federal nutrition programs.
Sen. Dick Lugar (R-Ind.) and Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-Ind.), the sponsors of the bill, said their proposal is something that might help the deficit reduction "supercommittee" find the cuts needed to achieve its target of cutting $1.5 trillion over the next decade.
"Farmers recognize the need to tackle our nation's crippling $14.7 trillion debt," Stutzman said. "So, our bill saves taxpayers $40 billion."
Specifically, the bill would end direct payments and counter-cyclical payments to farmers, as well as marketing assistance and loan deficiency payments. In the place of those programs, the bill would allow farmers to protect from 75 to 90 percent of their expected crop revenue through a revenue insurance program.
The bill would also repeal the controversial federal price support program for sugar, and replaces dairy price supports with a voluntary "margin protection program."
The sponsors say the bill would cut $14 billion from nutrition programs by closing eligibility loopholes, ending duplicative programs, and improving the efficiency of the programs.
The current farm bill expires in 2012, and Congress is expected to begin work on establishing a new five-year farm program at the end of this year or early next year. The bill offered by Lugar and Stutzman is not a full farm bill proposal, but rather a separate bill meant to help achieve deficit reduction goals this year.
Stutzman's office provided a section-by-section analysis and one-page summary of the bill, titled the Rural Economic Farm and Ranch Sustainability and Hunger (REFRESH) Act.
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/185799-gop-proposes-40-billion-in-cuts-to-us-farm-programs
DSM opens new nutrition innovation center
This is 4 months old, but it looks great for DSM and Z to develop and test new products>>>
http://www.dsm.com/en_US/html/dnp/news_items/2011_06_06_NIC_press_release.htm
And another fun DSM page>>>
http://www.dsm.com/en_US/cworld/public/markets-products/pages/Pharmaceuticals.jsp
BENEO-Remy --leader in gluten free
The one were have been taking about from November 2008>>
http://www.bakeryandsnacks.com/Formulation/Beneo-Remy-launches-rice-bran-for-added-bakery-fibre
BENEO Remy--Batters and coatings--hmmmmm, good fit?
http://www.remy-industries.com/Delicate-textures/Crunchy
BENEO-Remy Responds to Manufacturer's Demand for Natural Products(From 2009)>>
http://newhope360.com/food-and-beverage/beneo-remy-responds-manufacturers-demand-natural-products
I do think the timing of DSM and BENEO are linked to the completion of Brazil and that has been part of the hold up. We are on our way, this is the real deal, finally.
Nice day after yesterday's nice gain
Z closed above the 50 day moving average. I'd really like it to trade above the 50 day all day Monday before I get excited about that. Up volume 232,600 down volume 116,839 Yesterday,surprisingly, there was more sell volume than buy.
http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=NTRZ&p=D&yr=0&mn=6&dy=0&id=p14096290197
Go Z