USAG News and Press, United States Agriculture Index Fund ETV From 06/04/19

This analysis was prepared using end of day data from May 31st, 2019. All indicators and valuations reflect the same. Quick Take -BULLISH- Flooding and wet weather is wreaking havoc across the Midwest, posing unprecedented production risks for this year’s US corn crop. A signi...

After falling to the lowest price in a decade in September at 9.83 cents per pound, the price of world, free-market sugar recovered to a high at 14.24 cents in October, a rise of 44.9% in only one month. Sugar had declined from a high at 23.90 cents in October 2016 to reach its bottom in Septe...

The April Prices Received Index for agricultural production is 92.9% of its 2011 base, +1.1% from the March 2019 index and +0.1% from the April 2018 index. More news on: Invesco DB Agriculture ETF, ELEMENTS Rogers International Commodity Agriculture ETN, DB Agriculture Double Long ETN, C...

China has halted purchases of U.S. soybeans , as the government replaces the U.S. with supplies from Brazil amid escalating trade tensions, Bloomberg reports. More news on: Invesco DB Agriculture ETF, Teucrium Soybean Fund, ELEMENTS Rogers International Commodity Agriculture ETN, Commodit...

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...