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China reportedly has pledged to buy $50B more in U.S. energy supplies and raise U.S. agriculture purchases by $32B over two years as part of the upcoming phase one trade deal, but commodity traders and analysts are struggling to figure out how China will fulfill such sizeable commitment...

On Friday, January 10, after an exhausting week of volatility in many markets on the back of the Middle East, the USDA released its first World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report of 2020. The January report has often been a significant occasion that has moved agricultural prices i...

On Friday, January 10, 2020, the United States Department of Agriculture will release its first World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Report of the year. The report will not reveal any earth-shattering news to the markets as the 2019 crop in the US, and northern hemisphere was abundan...

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 ...

Pork is a staple around the world. While some religions ban the consumption of the meat, the Chinese consume more pork than any other nation on the face of the earth. In 2019, an outbreak of African Swine Fever decimated the pig population in China, causing a severe shortage. The Chinese gov...

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...