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Brazil is the world's leading producer of Arabica coffee beans. The South American nation has been the leader for more than a century and a half. In 2018, Brazil produced 2.598 million metric tons of coffee beans. Coffee plantations cover around 27,000 kilometers of Brazil, with the majority i...

It's been a wild ten years. Perhaps this meme best sums it up. I'm a factual absolutist. And for me, factual absolutism in a pari-mutuel game, such as the financial markets, necessitates paying attention to trends. Here's why: Fundamental data is widely reported. However, market prices sho...

Sugar can be a highly volatile soft commodity. Since the 1970s, the sugar futures market has traded from lows at 2.29 to highs at 66 cents per pound. Since sugar is a staple ingredient in many foods, governments around the world use subsidies to support local production of the sweet commodity....

The Ivory Coast and Ghana are the world's leading producers of the primary ingredient in chocolate confectionery products. Cocoa beans thrive in equatorial climates. The two countries have been working together to establish a minimum price for cocoa beans, which is the main crop of the nations...

On Thursday, October 10, the USDA will release its October World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report. The October report comes during the height of the harvest season in the US. At the same time, it is now the planting season in the southern hemisphere. The WASDE report is the go...

The animal protein sector of the commodities market can be highly volatile. When trading meats, it is wise to view each delivery month as a separate entity as seasonality can play a significant role in price volatility and the momentum of trends. In 2018 and 2019, the trade war between the U...

I'm a factual absolutist. And for me, factual absolutism in a pari-mutuel game, such as the financial markets, necessitates paying attention to trends. Here's why: fundamental data is widely reported. However, market prices show the reaction to that fundamental data. And those market react...

A strong dollar and the ongoing trade war between the US and China have caused weakness in the leading grain futures market since 2018. Last week, the dollar index made a new high on the December futures contract. On the trade front, while negotiations between the US and China continue, there ...

A funny meme has been making its way around institutional trading floors. The popular sentiment is that a confusing policy environment, turbulent politics, and an unstable geopolitical situation have made investing difficult. I'm certainly empathetic to this point of view. However, if we s...

Grains continued to be one of the sectors of the commodities markets in the crosshairs of the trade dispute between the US and China. After falling to lows in the aftermath of the escalation of the conflict in mid-May, prices took off to the upside as the weather took center stage. Floods in v...