by Brian Schad | Aug 5, 2015 | Grain Futures, Grain Markets, Soybean Futures
Soybean futures usually follow corn in planting each season, but a Midwestern field agronomist is touting a change in this long held view in an effort to produce higher yields than customary. Soybean futures are up .11 cents today, currently trading just above $9.53...
by Brian Schad | Aug 4, 2015 | Cotton Futures
Cotton futures is having to negotiate a top cotton producer with India – a country surpassing the US and China as they are reporting double-digit acreage reductions for the 2015/16 season. Cotton futures are down 36 points today settling at .6364 cents per pound...
by Brian Schad | Jul 31, 2015 | 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 | Jul 30, 2015 | Corn Futures, Grain Futures, Grain Markets
Corn futures, in a one month period, have rallied and retreated .75 cents over precipitation concerns in the corn belt region of the Midwest. Corn futures are up .04 cents going into Thursday’s close currently trading just above $3.82 per bushel at the Chicago Board...
by Brian Schad | Jul 29, 2015 | Cattle Futures, Feeder Cattle Futures, Livestock Futures
Cattle futures are said to be following their typical spring high to summer low trading pattern – albeit at much higher beef prices than just a few years ago – but there are signs prices can resume higher once the summer slump has passed. Feeder cattle...
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