CROP News and Press, IQ Global Agribusiness Small Cap ETF From 11/19/19

The addressable market for lawn and garden products is expanding. The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company ( SMG ) dates back to 1868, and its headquarters are in Marysville, Ohio. The company manufactures, markets, and sells its products in the United States and around the world. SMG's products inclu...

The U.S. Agriculture Department is preparing to roll out the second tranche of aid to compensate farmers for losses due to the U.S.-China trade war, which are part of a $16B aid package announced in May to be paid in three separate tranches. More news on: ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF, Van...

Commodities are an alternative asset class. Stocks and bonds tend to attract most investors. Commodities have a reputation as volatile assets that can experience wide price variance. Raw materials are global assets. Production comes from regions of the world where the crust of the earth cont...

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...

Welcome to the September 2019 edition of Electric Vehicle [EV] company news. September saw August global electric car sales down 9% YoY. This month we witnessed the era of the truly affordable electric car arrive, as Renault K-ZE electric crossover launches in China for just ~US$9,389 (66,80...

China's Ministry of Commerce says it will exempt soybeans, pork and other agricultural products from the U.S. from additional tariffs, in the latest move to ease trade tensions before the two countries restart trade talks next month. More news on: Invesco DB Agriculture ETF, iPath Series...

On Monday, August 12, the US Department of Agricultural released its August World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report. The August report comes at a time when the growing season across the fertile plains of the US and the northern hemisphere is entering its final weeks. The fall har...

The U.S. has reached an agreement with the European Union that will make it easier for the U.S. to export beef to the EU, President Trump announces. More news on: Invesco CurrencyShares Euro Trust ETF, ProShares UltraShort Euro ETF, iPath EUR/USD Exchange Rate ETN, Global news and forex, N...

The grain markets had a spectacular week last week, for the bulls. Despite the ongoing and escalating trade dispute between the US and China that has been weighing on agricultural commodity prices and a reasonably benign World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report from the US Departm...

Tariffs and subsidies distort commodity prices, and commodities are global assets. In a totally free market, goods would flow around the world from the lowest priced producers to the consumers willing to pay the most. That efficient economic model is great in theory, but in practice, governmen...