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Corn futures surge 4% to their highest level since June 2016, while soybean futures jump 3.5% and wheat futures rise nearly 3%, as record breaking rains in major farming areas across the Midwest delays planting. More news on: Invesco DB Agriculture ETF, Teucrium Corn ETF, Teucrium Wheat...

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...

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,...

The price of ethanol futures, which are not all that liquid, appears to be heading towards the highs for 2019 with the price trading to a high at $1.411 on the active month June contract on May 21. Ethanol is a biofuel and an alternative to fossil fuels. The two-leading ethanol-producing nat...

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 U.S. Department of Agriculture announces a $16B aid package for the U.S. farm sector, including $14.5B in direct payments to farmers to offset losses resulting from the trade conflict with China. More news on: AGCO Corporation, The Andersons, Inc., Archer-Daniels-Midland Company, Com...

If asked which commodity price is most political over history, most people would likely select crude oil given that more than half the world’s reserves reside in the most politically turbulent region of the world, the Middle East. While oil powers the world and its price can move dram...

When it comes to the agricultural crops that are products of the United States, corn is the pride and job of farmers. The US is the world’s leading producer and exporter of corn. Since last year, the trade dispute between the US and China has weighed on the price of corn as protection...

The trade dispute between the US and China is causing lots of volatility in markets across all asset classes. After the US introduced new tariffs on Friday, May 10 in the wake of a disappointment in the pace and progress over negotiations, China retaliated on May 13. The markets had adopted a ...