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Metals prices are flirting with record levels, agricultural markets are trading at multi-year highs, and oil has staged an impressive recovery. The post-Covid-19 recovery is clearly bullish for commodities. However, what is less clear is whether we can call this a super-cycle. We ...

Live cattle and lean hog prices bottomed in the early days of the pandemic, while prices for meat at the grocery store spiked. New pricing tools for the pork cutout and boxed beef aim to help align meat and livestock markets. CME live cattle futures tumbled and touched a 14-year l...

Commodity indexes are rallying as government stimulus and low interest rates fuel inflation expectations. Commodities can help investors hedge against inflation and diversify portfolios. Commodity exchange traded products (ETPs) offer convenient and affordable access to broad bask...

As covid-19 escalated in 2020, packing plant shutdowns led to temporary meat shortages and price volatility. A new boxed beef index aims to bridge the gap between producer and consumer, a move that could help the long-term success of the beef industry. CME live cattle futures tumb...

The commodity price rally experienced throughout much of the third quarter accelerated significantly in the last quarter of 2020. Renewable energy markets received massive confidence boosts from advancements in "green" initiatives. In a very welcome turnaround following a year mar...

A rally in agricultural markets since the summer. An improving economy and demographics support the agribusiness. MOO holds direct investments in agriculture and pick-and-shovel plays. MOO is a liquid ETF product with a yield. The long-term trend in the ETF is higher, and ...

We've already seen the disruption from plant-based meat suppliers like Beyond Meat (BYND) and Impossible Foods (IMPF), but another nascent technology that aims to revolutionize meat production has taken a step forward.California food startup Eat Just just won Singapore government approval to ...

Despite the impact of Covid-19 and African swine fever, China's appetite for meat is showing no sign of slowing down. In the pork industry, not only is China the world's leading consumer, it is also the largest producer by some margin. The past few years have seen significant prog...

"China has purchased approximately 71% of its farm purchases target for 2020," according to an interim report on agricultural trade from U.S. trade representative."They have purchased $23.6B in agricultural products so far this year, substantially more than the base year of 2017, and should e...

The EU is set to vote Tuesday on the labeling of products like "veggie burger" and "veggie sausage," as well as "yogurt-style" and "cheese-like" for plant-based alternatives to dairy products.Farming and meat lobbyists say the terms mislead people and amount to a "cultural hijacking" of the m...