COW News and Press, iPathA Series B Bloomberg Livestock Subindex Total Return ETN From 11/12/19

On Friday, November 8, at noon EST, the US Department of Agriculture released its November World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report. The monthly WASDE is the gold-standard when it comes to supply and demand data for the markets that feed and clothe the world. The November WASDE ...

On Friday, November 8, the US Department of Agriculture will release its November World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report. The monthly WASDE is the gold-standard for consumers, producers, traders, speculators, and all market participants in the products that feed and clothe the w...

Live cattle futures closed trading at 116.118 on October 25, 2019, making a significant uptrend from October 23, 2019. The futures traded at 98.00 in mid-September 2019. The difference shows a price hike of 18.56%. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), there has been an incre...

(Source - Pexels/Frans Ven Heerden ) As you may have heard, half (or more) of China's pig population has either died or is infected with African swine fever, which is akin to the black plague for pigs. Since the epidemic is currently in Asia and its EM neighbors, the true damage figures...

The agricultural sector has had a rough time since 2018. The trade war and a strong dollar have caused the prices of most agricultural commodities to move lower. Meanwhile, it has not helped that supplies have been sufficient to meet global requirements. The United States is the world's leadin...

Despite China's pledge to buy more U.S. farm products, the commitment is clouded by uncertainty over how much, the time frame for purchases and what the U.S. may need to give in return, WSJ reports. More news on: Invesco DB Agriculture ETF, iPath Series B Bloomberg Coffee Subindex Tota...

President Trump announces  a "substantial phase one deal" with China under which it will double its purchases of U.S. agricultural products to $40B - 50B per year over two years, substantially above its imports of $19.5B in 2017. More news on: Teucrium Commodity Trust - Teucrium Soyb...

On Thursday, October 10, the US Department of Agriculture released its October World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report. The monthly message from the USDA is the gold-standard when it comes to fundamental data for grains and other agricultural products. Since the final day of Se...

On Thursday, October 10, the USDA will release its October World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report. The October report comes during the height of the harvest season in the US. At the same time, it is now the planting season in the southern hemisphere. The WASDE report is the go...

The animal protein sector of the commodities market can be highly volatile. When trading meats, it is wise to view each delivery month as a separate entity as seasonality can play a significant role in price volatility and the momentum of trends. In 2018 and 2019, the trade war between the U...