by Brian Schad | Aug 27, 2014 | Sugar Futures
Sugar futures is in a unique situation with “price discovery” with supply and demand, according to the Int’l Sugar Org. They are of the opinion that before sugar prices can recover significantly, global sugar consumption needs to be more than three to four times what...
by Brian Schad | Aug 26, 2014 | Coffee Futures
Coffee futures are once again poised for more upside action as prolonged drought in Brazil is claiming much of that nation’s coffee crop. Coffee farmers are preparing for the worst as Brazil heads for its first three-year production decline since 1965. Production from...
by Brian Schad | Aug 22, 2014 | Agricultural Commodity Futures, 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 usually uninformed public....
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...
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