Metals:
Gold is the most coveted metal for all folks in the world apropos of jewelry or dental usage et al. Silver, like gold, is another valued metal with monetary application in China since ancient times. Both are good assets for hedging against inflation since inflation is expected in the USA and in China for short-term or long terms as US Dollar is losing the value as confirmed by the statement by FED Chairman on June 3, 2008. Moreover,gold is for asset preservation during times of global turmoil as we are witnessing now.
Copper is the metal of choice for industrial uses. It is known that a penny is worth more than one cent due to intrinsic value of the copper. I hold penny coins as a collector for historical heritage as well.
Agricultural products:
Coffee: Folks love a good cup of coffee, and prices are going up for Starbucks for $4 in USA and comparable exchange of RMB28 Yuan in China when I was in Nanjing and Shanghai in February 2008.
Cocoa: It is used to make chocolate and chocolate is well liked by folks for health and enjoyment in USA and in China as well.
Oranges: Grown in China and was called "China Apple" in history and shipped to Europe and then to America for the Sunkist brand in California. Brazil is a producer or oranges and other fruits as I visited relatives in San Paulo in 1997.
Soybeans is noted in China and recently discovered as health food in USA as I have observed during the past years.
Cattle and hogs i.e. beef and porks for proteins as regular meat dishes in USA and in China.
Fishery is well known business in China with popular seafood in USA and China. Folks have to eat to live with agricultural products for variety of tastes.
Francis Shieh a.k.a. Xie Shihao as a gourmet and a connoisseur to validate the saying of Confucius that food is one of the natural desires of men and women. June 4, 2008
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