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To: carranza2 who wrote (33705)	4/23/2008 12:22:12 PM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 219660

he also thinks he knows Message 24525626 hk real estate ... Does the Moron who you think will buy your Hong Kong building at 3x even know you exist? And yet you can't on him to buy you out, less real estate commissions, less property taxes, less repairs, less maintenance, less vacancies, less debt payments, less...less....less....LOL!! speaking of hk real estate, i just sent out a letter to fellow and fellowette club members, noting that quote "see attached article, of the 8 new hotel developments on HK island (as opposed to the 7 new developments on Kowloon and New Territories), 7 are in the immediate area of Derrick Industrial Building, 5 of the 7 are on the same street, and 4 of the 7 are w/i 2-5 min walk from the building. Approved plot ratios basically doubles the current actual height of buildings, and the hotels are approx 600-700 rooms each for those described. Of the areas for hotel developments, our area is tipped to undergo the most change. Presumably change is good, and "most" change is better than good." unquote I dunno, i guess some folks can redevelop land and build facilities becoming to an area designated for major redevelopment without first acquiring the old buildings first, and other folks can lose money by buying old buildings at construction cost excluding land value in areas where simple and old residential sell at 2.5x, and abodes only 10 min drive away sell at 10-12x, and where plot ratio is doubled. all puzzling puzzles. another puzzle, i wonder why zim thinks hk real estate ownership and rental involve consequential commissions (1%), less property taxes (effectively nil), less repairs (effectively none, especially for industrial), less maintenance (none), less vacancies (why would a sale & lease back involve vacancies?), less debt payments (what debt?) - maybe because he thinks he knows hk real estate.

To: carranza2 who wrote (33705)	4/23/2008 3:57:42 PM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	Respond to of 219660

huge numbers of new acres where planted in Russia and former CIS on land that was not in the loop for years because of depressed prices - wonder how this will impact grain prices as also other grains where planted. UNfortunate the reporting in those countries are not as adequate as in the US and few are following their press releases. blackseagrain.net "After a fall in the harvest to 29.3 million tonnes in 2007, the government introduced strict export quotas, allowing the sale of only 1.2 million tonnes of grain in 2007/08 in an attempt to keep local grain prices far below global levels. In 2008, the crop is forecast to rise to 40 million tonnes and, together with 2007 grain stocks, the country`s total grain deposits could reach 47-48 million tonnes. The country needs about 26 million tonnes per season. Analysts said 2008/09 exports of at least 12 million tonnes forecast by government officials might cause a rise in the current artificially low local prices, resulting in a significant increase in bread prices. "The crop may reach 36-38 million tonnes and there are not many reasons to limit exports. But inflation may interfere and the government may set some softer export limits," said Serhiy Feofilov, director of UkrAgroConsult agriculture consultancy. unian.net Quotas for export of grain crops from Ukraine may be abolished in late April 2008 nrcu.gov.ua blackseagrain.net Russia could become one of the world's top three grain exporters within five years, Agriculture Minister Alexei Gordeyev said Monday. This will be facilitated by production growth, including with the utilization of arable land that fell out of production in the course of Russia's economic reforms, Gordeyev told reporters. This land amounts to some 20 million-25 million hectares, and farming it will enable Russia to increase output of agricultural products, primarily grain, by 30 million tonnes, he said, comparing the use of this land with the Virgin Lands campaign of the 1950s. The goal is to not only meet the food and feed grain needs of the country, but also be an active exporter, Gordeyev said. "Especially since the situation on world markets is changing. The problem of supplying the planet's population with food significantly increases the role of the agribusiness sector, and Russia could position itself in a completely different way in this situation, as both its agricultural and bio-climatic potential are underused," he said. Under the state agricultural development program for 2008-2012, Russian grain production is supposed to reach at least 100 million tonnes in the next five years. The country harvested 81.8 million tonnes of grain in 2007, and is expected to produce about 85 million tonnes this year. Russia exported 16.7 million tonnes of grain in the 2007 calendar year, 49.5% more than in the previous year, according to the Federal Statistics Service. Grain exports totalled about 12 million tonnes in the 2006-2007 agricultural year (July to June), and the country has exported over 13 million tonnes of grain since July 2007. blackseagrain.net