by Brian Schad | Aug 21, 2014 | Corn Futures, Grain Markets
Corn futures are up today on the outlook that yields are looking more and more as the USDA estimates for this year’s harvest. The United States is the world’s biggest grower of corn and one of the top four most valuable crops. Within the last two weeks, the USDA...
by Brian Schad | Aug 20, 2014 | Cotton Futures
The Cotton Association of India claims their country is boosting cotton production to near record levels as farmers there are planting the biggest area ever dedicated to cotton. Cotton futures have already fell 24% this year on the news of US and Chinese reserves...
by Brian Schad | Aug 19, 2014 | Cattle Futures, Livestock Futures
In America’s heartland, there are developments signaling a changing situation with US beef supplies as the grazing pastures turn greener. The recent rains may be attributed to turning the cattle futures markets into full retreat – but only time will tell....
by Brian Schad | Aug 15, 2014 | Agricultural Futures, Agricultural Futures Trading, Alternative Investment, Commodity Futures Trading, Global Markets
Once each week, usually on Friday evenings, we update our personal weekly commodity trading charts and review them for changes in “net long” or, “net short” holdings between the big commercial commodity traders, large speculators, and the...
by Brian Schad | Aug 14, 2014 | Agricultural Commodity Futures, Alternative Investment, Commodity Futures Markets, Global Markets
Effectively erasing most of this year’s gains, commodity futures markets (as a whole) have fallen to a six-month low with energy & grains declining on signs of ample supplies and a slow-down in China – the world leader in consuming energy and industrial...
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