NIB News and Press, iPath Bloomberg Cocoa Subindex Total Return SM IndexETN From 06/24/19

The cocoa futures market recently rolled from the July to the September series of futures on the Intercontinental Exchange. The roll period can cause increased price variance as longs and shorts decide whether to carry their risk positions into the next active contract or exit the market. Th...

On Tuesday, June 11, at noon EST, the US Department of Agriculture released its June World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report. The USDA issues the report each month of the year, but the June report comes at a critical time as the planting season is moving into the growing season t...

The price of cocoa has been making higher lows and higher highs since trading down to $2128 per ton on March 21 on the active month July ICE futures contract. At the end of last week, the price rose to a new high for the year, and at the start of this week, it was above the $2500 level for the...

I admit it: I am a degenerate chocoholic. Since I was a child, I need a daily fix when it comes to the sweet treat. I love chocolate in all forms; I drink cocoa, eat dark and other kinds of chocolate bars, and enjoy it on ice cream. I even have a secret obsession with chocolate milk. While oth...

There is a pretty high correlation when the Midwest sees historical flooding during the corn ( CORN ) and soybean (SOYB) planting season that dry weather tends to cause some summer weather issues to west Africa cocoa crops. If you are a farmer, I do not have good news for you as more flooding ...

These days, all the talk is about trade disputes, tariffs, and protectionist policies. Protectionism distorts the price of commodities, which are global assets. Production occurs in parts of the world where the crust of the earth is rich in minerals, ores, metals, or energy. Agricultural produ...

The price of coffee has been in a bear market since trading to $1.76 per pound in November 2016. The high was nowhere near the all-time peak in the coffee futures market, which came way back in 1977 when it reached $3.3750 per pound. In 1997, coffee futures made a slightly lower high at $3.18,...

Echoing a similar program last year, the Trump administration has rolled out a $16B plan, which won’t require congressional approval, to help farmers hit by the trade conflict with China. More news on: iPath Series B Bloomberg Coffee Subindex Total Return ETN, Invesco DB Agriculture...

The Trump administration is planning on providing about $15B in aid to help U.S. farmers whose products may be targeted by the newly unveiled Chinese tariffs. More news on: iPath Series B Bloomberg Coffee Subindex Total Return ETN, Invesco DB Agriculture ETF, Teucrium Corn ETF, Commoditi...

On Friday, May 10, at noon EST the US Department of Agriculture released its May World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Report on a day where the market's attention was elsewhere. An environment where the US slapped new tariffs on China moved the WASDE report to the end of the line whe...