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Ray Dalio, in reference to the current financial scene, with its long period of expansion over more than a decade, has said, "This set of circumstances is unsustainable and certainly can no longer be pushed... [which] is why I believe that the world is approaching a big paradigm shift." Dali...

Cotton has a long political history. In the United States, cotton production in the south and slavery led to the civil war in the mid-1800s. In India, independence from Britain came as Gandhi used cotton as symbolism. He urged his followers only to wear homespun clothing made of cotton rather ...

2020: A Key Year for the Agriculture Sector Following record-breaking floods in the U.S. and a turbulent growing season in 2019, we remain optimistic about the outlook for the agribusiness sector in 2020. Bad weather in parts of the Midwest prevented farmers from wrapping up their 2019 harve...

Agricultural products feed the world. Last week's "phase one" deal between the US and China was excellent news for the agricultural sector of the commodities market. Protectionist policies have been a roadblock when it comes to the flow of agricultural commodities around the world. Tariffs and...

On Tuesday, December 10, at noon EST, the US Department of Agriculture released its final World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report for 2019. The 2019 crop year ended weeks ago, so the December report is a final tally for the year of production, inventories, and demand and export t...

2019 was a tough year for the coffee futures market. In mid-April, the price of the soft commodity dropped to its lowest level since the second half of 2005. Coffee traded to a low at 86.35 cents per pound in April. After an attempt at a recovery, coffee futures struggled in August when the ...

On Tuesday, December 10, at noon EST, the US Department of Agriculture will release its final World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report of 2019. The December report comes after the 2019 harvest and does not typically cause significant price volatility in the agricultural futures ma...

The European Parliament voted by 457-140, with 71 abstentions, in favor of a plan to permit U.S. farmers a larger share of an existing 45K ton quota from 2020. More news on: Tyson Foods, Inc., Hormel Foods Corporation, iPath DJ-UBS Livestock Total Return Sub-Index ETN, News on ETFs, Re...

The profits of the world's leading agricultural companies have suffered under the weight of the trade war between the United States and China. The US is the top producer and exporter of corn and soybeans. When it comes to wheat, the nation is a significant exporter of the grain that is the pri...

On Friday, November 8, at noon EST, the US Department of Agriculture released its November World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report. The monthly WASDE is the gold-standard when it comes to supply and demand data for the markets that feed and clothe the world. The November WASDE ...