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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...
Chinese officials have told Pres. Trump that they would buy $40B-$50B worth of U.S. farm goods but were reluctant to commit to contracts , Agriculture Secretary Perdue said in an interview with Fox Business News. More news on: Invesco DB Agriculture ETF, Teucrium Corn ETF, VanEck Vector...
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 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 ...
The agricultural sector has had a rough time since 2018. The trade war and a strong dollar have caused the prices of most agricultural commodities to move lower. Meanwhile, it has not helped that supplies have been sufficient to meet global requirements. The United States is the world's leadin...
Thesis The fiscal year 2018/2019 has witnessed an increased supply of the rough rice. According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) the global production of grain rice in the month of October (2019) is slated for a significant increase. The rice trade has also remained co...