there hasn't been enough investment in the sector

there hasn't been enough investment in the sector."Fund managers say the cost of producing grains is now above the prices they command and that underinvestment will mean the sector will follow a familiar pattern of feast to famine."If the price you can sell at is less than the production cost, you have no incentive to plant," said Kimberly Tara, chief executive at FourWinds Capital Management.NO END IN SIGHTWith no end in sight to the financial crisis and the global economy deteriorating by the day, prices of industrial commodities such as copper and natural gas are expected to come under further selling pressure.Copper used widely in power and construction is hovering around $3,300 a tonne, down more than 60 percent since July's record high of $8,940 a tonne. Natural gas has also fallen by a similar amount to below $5 a million British thermal units (mmbtu) since July."Factories that are shut down and homes that are left vacant are not going to consume natural gas no matter how cold the winter gets," Armored Wolf's Robinson said.The lead indicator of demand for these commodities is industrial production, which is plummeting around the world.Markets are particularly focused on China, responsible for much new commodities demand over the last few years, where November industrial production fell 5.4 percent year-on-year from levels above 15 percent at the beginning of 2008.But fund managers say things could change if government plans to plough money into infrastructure help boost prospects."Large fiscal measures all around the world include big spending plans for infrastructure," London & Capital's Shah said. "The outlook for hard commodities could be interesting."(Additional reporting by Jane Merriman and Nigel Hunt; editing by David Evans) China. In the NFL, a win is a win...however, this wasn't a very impressive win on the 10th anniversary of Walter Payton's passing, over a hapless Browns team that turned the ball over five times. The game today generated more questions than answers for Bears fans, such as:What is the answer for an OL that is letting everyone and anyone get to Cutler, often and hardWhere is the creativity in the Red Zone, which has become more of a Black Hole for the Bears offense this seasonDid the Bears earn their respect backHow did Tommie Harris perform after coming back from being sat out last weekDid the Bears establish the running game and particularly on first downIt's obvious that Ron Turner has no answer for the lack of pass protection for Jay Cutler, who was knocked around often by the Browns today.

On the positive side, the run blocking seemed to improve slightly, but remember this is a Browns defense that is ranked 31st and 32nd, respectively, against the run/pass. Remember that Turner claims there is no problem with the OL, and that they're some "good players." But Cutler is throwing off his back foot now on a regular basis, anticipating the hits, and boy do they keep coming. His pick today was once again thrown off his back foot and his mechanics look out of whack. This is how exactly how Grossman looked after a while with the Bears. Come to think of it, Forte is starting to look like Benson did while playing for Chicago.The Bears Red Zone offensive is so predictable that only they don't know where the next play will go It seems like everyone else already does. They were 2/6 today and the breakdown isn'y pretty:6 trips18 plays27 net yards3 FG2 TD1 TOThe Bears were supposed to win today, as if the beat down they received last week from the Bengals wasn't enough inspiration, today also commemorates the 10th anniversary of Chicago Bears icon, Walter Payton passing However, it just didn't look like an inspired win The on-the-field jaw-jacking between Cutler and Browns Def Coor Ryan also sheds some light on this point.

However, the defense showed some life today and put the game away for the Bears, while the offensive line looked "offensive" in pass protection. A poor Browns offense ran straight up the gut on the Bears until they had to start playing catch up and go to the pass. Bottom line, Harris is a non-factor in the interior.Today the Bears didn't do much on first down either. They tried a couple of runs up the gut, but didn't get anywhere.

Only on his own initiative was Wolfe about to bounce a nice run outside late in the game during slop time. Ron Turner is clueless, and Cutler, as solid and competitive as he is, isn't going to be to withstand the type and amount of hits he's been taking for long. The OL gave up a sack in their 24th consecutive game (an NFL record). They will have to provide some type of pass protection for Cutler or he will start to look more and more like Grossman than how he looked in Denver. . (Repeats story filed Jan 14.) Bonds Funds News ETFs News By Jason Szep BOSTON, Jan 14 (Reuters) - A scratch golfer with an actor'sgood looks, combed back, salt-and-pepper hair and a toweringframe, Robert Jaffe cut an impressive figure in the wealthycircles of Florida's exclusive Palm Beach. But the debonair 64-year-old philanthropist is now undermounting scrutiny over his friendship and business relationshipwith Bernard Madoff, the suspected mastermind behind an alleged$50 billion fraud.