by Brian Schad | Dec 3, 2014 | Sugar Futures
Sugar futures have extended their lows, yet again, to prices not seen in years as demand for the sweet-stuff reportedly remains subdued. Sugar futures ended the day down 14 points at $0.1510 per pound on the ICE Exchange. Sugar futures, as well as crude oil futures,...
by Brian Schad | Dec 2, 2014 | Cattle Futures, Feeder Cattle Futures, Livestock Futures
Feeder cattle futures spiked higher this morning after a “limit-up” session yesterday most likely on the Canadian beef scare. The ag-company Cargill has recalled all ground-beef products sold in Wal-Mart stores (under the brand name “Your Fresh Market”) from British...
by Brian Schad | Nov 28, 2014 | 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 | Nov 26, 2014 | Agricultural Futures Trading, Grain Markets, Wheat Futures
Wheat futures have climbed to a one week high today when it was learned freezing weather may damage winter wheat varieties in the Black Sea growing region and may have affected crops here in the US. The US is the world’s biggest exporter of wheat, yet it is only the...
by Brian Schad | Nov 25, 2014 | Cotton Futures
Cotton futures may be finding support in the not-so-distant futures if the Int’l Cotton Advisory Committee’s assessment is correct. They say the current five-year low in cotton (futures) “will prompt farmers world-wide to reduce planting” and of course, by...
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