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On Tuesday, April 9, the US Department of Agriculture will release its April World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report which comes at a time when farmers should be planting the 2019 crops in the northern hemisphere. The old saying that April showers bring May flowers is significant...
The prices of soft commodities can be highly volatile as they often double, triple, or halve in value during their pricing cycles. The path of least resistance for the prices of luxury commodities is a function of the weather and crop diseases in the critical growing areas around the world. Ho...
Each year is a new adventure in the world of agricultural markets. As we head into the second quarter of 2019 the planting season for the 2019 crop begins. It is starting to look like planting will take place later rather than sooner in many areas of the Midwestern US as the fertile soil was u...
The animal protein or meat sector moved 8.65% higher in Q1 with an explosive gain in lean hog futures. The sector finished 2018 with a 3.73% loss. Meats ended 2017 with an 8.39% gain after falling 8.80% in 2016. In the meat markets, results can be skewed by term structure given the seasonality...
On the final day of the first quarter of 2019, the prices of the three leading grain futures contracts that trade on the CBOT division of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange posted losses as corn, wheat, and soybeans are limping into the planting and growing season that will determine the availabi...
Ag futures saw extra volatility today after the USDA released two of its most market-moving reports for the year, the annual Prospective Planting report and the quarterly Grain Stocks report . More news on: Invesco DB Agriculture ETF, Teucrium Corn ETF, Teucrium Wheat Fund, Commodities ...
April starts on Monday, and that means the winter of 2018/2019 has come to an end. While there is always the chance of one of those nasty April snowstorms, it will not be long before the warm winds of spring give way to hot summer days. Grains are the crops that feed the world, and the Unite...
The spring season is just around the corner and futures markets are always looking ahead. The 2019 grilling season will commence during the Memorial Day weekend in late May, but it will not be long before hungry grillers are pulling their barbecues out of storage all over the United States to ...
Those who read my articles on Seeking Alpha know that I often call wheat the most political commodity in the world. While the majority of market participants would likely assign that title to the international crude oil market because more than half the world's reserves are located in the most...
By Bluford Putnam Flooding by the Mississippi River, a key artery for grain shipments to U.S. Gulf export points, has slowed barge traffic and could spike market volatility. Editor’s Note: The summary bullets for this article were chosen by Seeking Alpha Read mo...