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James Altucher of Formula Capital sees potential nutrition for investors in the world's ravenous and growing appetite for food.
"I think we're going to see a continual increase in food prices, not only because of the price of oil, because of increased demand in Asia, Europe, the developing world," he told CNBC.
"You have farmers moving into the cities, demanding more food, but producing less of it."
So, how does this translate into opportunities for portfolios?
Recommendations:
"I like Sysco [SYY
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Altucher also likes the Brazilian food processor Sadia [SDA
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"I'd rather own a food processor like Sadia," he said. "They're able to pass on the cost to the General Mills [GIS
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Pans:
Altucher advises avoiding General Mills, McDonald's, and Kellogg [K
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Disclosure:
Neither Altucher nor his firm own any of the mentioned stocks.
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