by Brian Schad | May 31, 2016 | Chicken Market, Livestock Futures
The quest for protein sources in China have shifted from beef, to pork, and now reportedly to chicken from foreign sources to keep pace with their poultry demand. Chicken (spot) prices have been trading near $1.115 per pound which is down about .045c from just last...
by Brian Schad | May 28, 2016 | Agricultural Commodity Futures, Alternative Investment, Commodity Futures Trading, Global Markets, Hard-Asset Investments
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 usually uninformed public....
by Brian Schad | May 26, 2016 | Grain Futures, Grain Markets, Soybean Futures, Soybean Meal
Soymeal futures reached their highest prices in over a year and a half due to the outlook for Argentina’s supply (the world’s biggest soymeal exporter) and tightening supplies here in the US. Today soymeal futures extended their gains to nearly $420 per ton and are...
by Brian Schad | May 25, 2016 | Agricultural Commodity Futures, Commodity Futures Trading, Global Markets, Hard-Asset Investments
China has made a bold move lately and has virtually put the world “on notice” that it wants to be the authority in global raw materials markets and setting prices for these commodities. It is well known China is the world’s biggest consumer of industrial metals and...
by Brian Schad | May 24, 2016 | Gold Futures, Hard-Asset Investments, Precious Metals Trading
Gold futures continue their tumble from its May 2nd high as domestic economic data continues to lift the dollar and the perception of declining British sentiment of exiting the EU also weighing on the precious metal. June Gold futures are down nearly $22 today (as of...
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