JJGTF News and Press, iPath Bloomberg Grains Total Return Sub-Index ETN From 04/19/19

The soybean crush spread is the economics of processing the raw oilseed into soybean products; soybean meal and soybean oil. Soybean meal is a primary ingredient in the production of animal feed and other products. Soybean oil is essential when it comes to many food products that feed the worl...

At their Party Congress in October 2017, President Xi rolled out plans to clean up pollution in China's most populous cities. In Europe and other nations around the world, alternative energy sources are gaining momentum as policies have shifted from fossil fuels. In the US, the new majority in...

Each month the US Department of Agriculture releases the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report which is the gold-standard for fundamental research for many of the products that feed the world. The April report comes at a time when farmers are beginning the process of planting c...

Cotton can be one of the wildest commodities that trade on the futures exchanges. Before 2010, the price of the fiber never traded above $1.1720 per pound, but in 2011, the price rose to over twice that price when it rose to a record peak at $2.27. The rally in the cotton futures market was ...

On Tuesday, April 9, the US Department of Agriculture will release its April World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report which comes at a time when farmers should be planting the 2019 crops in the northern hemisphere. The old saying that April showers bring May flowers is significant...

The prices of soft commodities can be highly volatile as they often double, triple, or halve in value during their pricing cycles. The path of least resistance for the prices of luxury commodities is a function of the weather and crop diseases in the critical growing areas around the world. Ho...

Each year is a new adventure in the world of agricultural markets. As we head into the second quarter of 2019 the planting season for the 2019 crop begins. It is starting to look like planting will take place later rather than sooner in many areas of the Midwestern US as the fertile soil was u...

The animal protein or meat sector moved 8.65% higher in Q1 with an explosive gain in lean hog futures. The sector finished 2018 with a 3.73% loss. Meats ended 2017 with an 8.39% gain after falling 8.80% in 2016. In the meat markets, results can be skewed by term structure given the seasonality...

On the final day of the first quarter of 2019, the prices of the three leading grain futures contracts that trade on the CBOT division of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange posted losses as corn, wheat, and soybeans are limping into the planting and growing season that will determine the availabi...

Ag futures saw extra volatility today after the USDA released two of its most market-moving reports for the year, the annual Prospective Planting report and the quarterly Grain Stocks report . More news on: Invesco DB Agriculture ETF, Teucrium Corn ETF, Teucrium Wheat Fund, Commodities ...