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In 1960, the world's population was around three billion. At the turn of this century, six billion people inhabited our planet. As of January 21, over 7.625 billion people were on earth. The population has increased by over two and one-half times over the past six decades. Since the start of...

Wheat is the primary ingredient in bread, which makes it an essential agricultural commodity for all nations. While the US is the world's leading producer and exporter of soybeans and corn, it is only one of many wheat-producing countries around the globe. Over recent years, Russia's wheat pro...

Corn for March delivery settled -3.1% to $3.75 1/2 per bushel in CBOT trading today, with March wheat -1.4% to $5.65 1/4 per bushel and March soybeans -0.5% to $9.24 per bushel, its lowest in nearly a month. More news on: Invesco DB Agriculture ETF, Teucrium Corn ETF, VanEck Vectors ...

Sugar can be one of the most volatile commodities that trade in the futures markets. Since the 1970s, the price has traded from a low of 2.29 to a high of 66 cents per pound. The most recent high, for a long-term basis, was at 23.90 cents in 2016. In 2018, the price traded to a bottom of 9.83 ...

China reportedly has pledged to buy $50B more in U.S. energy supplies and raise U.S. agriculture purchases by $32B over two years as part of the upcoming phase one trade deal, but commodity traders and analysts are struggling to figure out how China will fulfill such sizeable commitment...

On Friday, January 10, after an exhausting week of volatility in many markets on the back of the Middle East, the USDA released its first World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report of 2020. The January report has often been a significant occasion that has moved agricultural prices i...

Cotton can be one of the most volatile commodities in the soft commodities sector. The price of cotton exploded to an all-time high at $2.27 per pound in 2011. The rise caused demand to decline dramatically. Clothing manufacturers in China substituted synthetic fibers for cotton because of the...

Don't look now, but wheat has launched a new long-term bull market - it's first in over 10 years. In this report, we'll examine the technical structure of the wheat bull market as well as its fundamental underpinnings. I'll also make the case that the relative absence of volatility in wheat's ...

On Friday, January 10, 2020, the United States Department of Agriculture will release its first World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Report of the year. The report will not reveal any earth-shattering news to the markets as the 2019 crop in the US, and northern hemisphere was abundan...

As of December 31, the price of cocoa was higher in the fourth quarter and compared to its closing price on December 31, 2018. Cocoa rose 4.01% in Q4 and 5.13% in 2019. Cocoa beans are the primary ingredient in the chocolate confectionery products enjoyed by people all over the world. Cocoa ...