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Sugar is a staple agricultural commodity that is an ingredient in a host of food products. At the same time, the sweet commodity is the primary input in the production of ethanol in Brazil, the world's leading producer and exporter of sugarcane. In the US, the world's leading corn producer and...

The animal protein or meat sector moved 10.14% higher in Q4 as live cattle futures price posted a double-digit gain over the final three months of 2019. The sector finished 2018 with a 3.73% loss and moved 5.15% higher in 2019. Meats ended 2017 with an 8.39% gain after falling 8.80% in 2016. I...

2019 was a tale of two markets in the coffee futures arena. The year began with the price of the Arabica beans at just a bit above $1 per pound after trading to the lowest level since 2005 at 92 cents per pound in September 2018. After moving to a high of $1.0715 during the first quarter, the ...

China's agriculture ministry says it plans to issue biosafety certificates to a domestically grown, genetically modified soybean crop (NYSEARCA: SOYB ) and two corn crops. More news on: Teucrium Commodity Trust - Teucrium Soybean Fund, Origin Agritech Limited, Invesco DB Agriculture ETF,...

November Prices Received Index for agricultural production is 88.6% of its 2011 base, +4.6% from the October 2019 index and +0.2% from the November 2018 index. More news on: Invesco DB Agriculture ETF, ELEMENTS Linked to the Rogers International Commodity Index - Agriculture Total Retur...

If you ask most people which commodity impacts global politics the most, many would say crude oil. Over half the world’s oil reserves are in the Middle East, the most turbulent political region on the face of the earth. In the 1970s, an oil embargo caused shortages and drivers lined u...

Ray Dalio, in reference to the current financial scene, with its long period of expansion over more than a decade, has said, "This set of circumstances is unsustainable and certainly can no longer be pushed... [which] is why I believe that the world is approaching a big paradigm shift." Dali...

Cotton has a long political history. In the United States, cotton production in the south and slavery led to the civil war in the mid-1800s. In India, independence from Britain came as Gandhi used cotton as symbolism. He urged his followers only to wear homespun clothing made of cotton rather ...

2020: A Key Year for the Agriculture Sector Following record-breaking floods in the U.S. and a turbulent growing season in 2019, we remain optimistic about the outlook for the agribusiness sector in 2020. Bad weather in parts of the Midwest prevented farmers from wrapping up their 2019 harve...

Agricultural products feed the world. Last week's "phase one" deal between the US and China was excellent news for the agricultural sector of the commodities market. Protectionist policies have been a roadblock when it comes to the flow of agricultural commodities around the world. Tariffs and...