Sentence examples for favorable commodity from inspiring English sources

Philip Morris in April reported that operating income for its North American food operations rose 6.1percentto to $893 million, driven by higher volume, productivity gains and favorable commodity prices.

And higher demand coupled with favorable commodity prices should be positive for mining-related sales in 2010.

Argentina had to wait to reap the benefits of liberalization until the first decade of the twenty-first century, when favorable commodity prices in world markets fueled rapid economic growth.

In the Apartheid period, trade protection seriously impeded both exports and imports, and the economy depended on favorable global commodity price trends to avoid running into an external constraint.

But the favorable moves in commodities and currencies may not be a sign that a financial recovery is just around the corner.

These returns were largely the result of well-timed investments in capacity and a favorable shift in world commodity markets.

Ideally the materials would be free, but other options would be to make them available at a subsidized cost or under favorable loan conditions (cash or commodity).

The economy grew rapidly between 2003 and 2008 as growing world demand for commodities combined with high prices and favorable weather to support Paraguay's commodity-based export expansion.

The country has achieved high growth during 2010-12 due to favorable world prices for its commodities.

In fact, trading commodities has recorded favorable long term returns especially for categories such as precious metals which can serve as a hedge against high inflation or during periods of currency devaluation.

"A large part of rising incomes is because of favorable terms of trade in the commodity sector," said Sailesh K. Jha, an economist at DBS Bank in Singapore.