NewMarket Technology Inc. (NMKT.OB) is a systems integrator of name brand products from companies such as Microsoft and Oracle.

U.S. farmers will produce 10% less corn this year than they did a year ago, driving demand to a 13-year low and further enflaming global rhetoric aimed at diversion of the staple crop for use in biofuels.

There are plenty of stocks to choose from. There are more than 30 Brazilian companies with full American Depository Receipt (ADR) listings on the New York Stock Exchange, plus 40 to 50 more that are traded in the over-the-counter market. Here are a few attractive examples to consider.

The Brazilian currency, the real, got another boost from the 50 basis point (0.5%) hike in the central bank’s target interest rate on June 4, making Brazil treasury bonds an attractive component of a multi-currency investment portfolio.