A Florida-based federal judge just blocked the Biden administration's stimulus aid plan to help “socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers,” over concerns that the plan is discriminatory against...
The commodity sector in general has long been viewed as a volatile, short-term trading arena with more similarity to a casino environment than long-term investment opportunity. However, the development...
The trend in the dollar index since March 2020 has been bearish, but since 2008, the index has made higher lows and higher highs. In the aftermath of the June FOMC meeting, the index recovered and moved...
Goldman Sachs added the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) to it's Conviction Buy list. This list contains the bank's top ideas for investors
The three commodity futures markets that reached record highs in May turned south in June. The corrections began before the Fed set the stage for a shift in monetary policy, but the prospects for rising...
The cmdty National Corn Basis Index was hit hard Tuesday. There are a number of possible reasons for the dramatic weakening, including the realization USDA is overestimating US corn stocks. ...
This week, some biofuel inputs fall while traditional energy commodities rise. Traders are staffing up for the renewable revolution, and lots more...
Recent weeks have seen national average corn basis weakening, despite continued solid weekly export shipment numbers. Meanwhile, national average HRW wheat basis has been strengthening despite harvest...
The silver price slipped in the aftermath of the June FOMC meeting. However, the precious metal remains well above the critical support level at the July 2016 peak, which was the breakout level in 2020....
All of the big agricluture stories you need to know this week
At the end of June 2020, natural gas fell to the lowest price of this century when it reached a twenty-five-year low. In June 2021, the price action has been bullish.
Lumber futures saw an 18% drop last week, its biggest drop in history. With prices currently under $1,000 per thousand board feet, prices are down almost 41% since its record high in May. Even with...
U.S. stocks fell on Friday putting the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) on pace to post its worst week since January. The Dow fell more than 500 points in late morning trading Friday. The S&P...
It has been an incredible week across the commodity sector, with much of the activity tied to the recently concluded Federal Open Market Committee meeting. Though interest rates were left unchanged,...
Gold failed at the $1900 level and dropped like a stone after the June FOMC meeting, but the prospects for higher prices remain compelling. Gold is a currency and a commodity with a bull market that has...
Lean hog futures had been outperforming cattle, making beef futures inexpensive compared to pork futures. Over the past week, cattle have rebounded, and hogs have retreated from the highest price since...
The protein market is a key component of the various wheat markets. Spring wheat historically has higher protein levels, so when production is threatened the market cranks into high gear as millers...
This week, we take a look at the events in the rare earth metals markets, the commodities of tomorrow.
The monthly WASDE report came out last week, and grain and oilseed futures prices declined in the wake of the report. The most significant factor for the coming weeks and months is the weather conditions...
