Larry D. Spears: Rising U.S. food prices in 2013 are about to send U.S. consumers’ grocery bills to new highs. You see, the United States is in its worst drought since the Dust Bowl. Brutal heat waves and barely any rain have crippled farms across the country. Read more…

NYSE:COW, NYSE:DBA, NYSE:UBC

Jared Cummans: As we enter the home stretch of 2011, many investors are taking the time to look back on a hectic year to re-evaluate their underlying holdings and put themselves in the best position for 2012. As far as commodities are concerned, it was a pretty rough year. Though the first few months Read more…

NYSE:BNO, NYSE:DBS, NYSE:GSC, NYSE:IAU, NYSE:UBC

In trading on Friday, the iShares MSCI ACWI ex US Telecom Svc Idx (NYSE:AXTE) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 7.10% on the day. Also up on the day are the Read more…

NYSE:AXTE, NYSE:EPU, NYSE:JSC, NYSE:NASI, NYSE:SCJ, NYSE:UBC

An ever widening gap in supply and demand continues to prevail in the US cattle markets, pushing up prices and providing positive support to the PowerShares DB Agricultural Fund (NYSE:DBA) Read more…

NYSE:COW, NYSE:DBA, NYSE:UBC

Cattle prices are at all-time highs, thanks to a strong 25 percent rally over the last 12 months. Just look at prices over the past 25 years: Read more…

NYSE:COW, NYSE:DBA, NYSE:DJP, NYSE:GCC, NYSE:MOO, NYSE:UBC, RJA

Sometimes I just don’t know when to leave well enough alone, particularly when it involves that Holy Grailesque quest to cram every potentially relevant piece of data into one overcrowded Read more…

NYSE:CORN, NYSE:COW, NYSE:DBA, NYSE:FUD, NYSE:GRU, NYSE:JJA, NYSE:JJG, NYSE:JJP, NYSE:SGG, NYSE:UAG, NYSE:UBC, RJA

In trading Wednesday, the UBS E-TRACS CMCI Livestock TR ETN (NYSE:UBC) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 6.04% on the day. Also up on the day are the Read more…

AMEX:BHH, NASDAQ:IFNA, NYSE:JFT, NYSE:UBC, NYSE:UNG, NYSE:WMH

In trading on Tuesday, the iPath DJ-UBS Lead TR Sub-Idx ETN (NYSE:LD) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 4.71% on the day. Also up on the day are the Read more…

NASDAQ:AXFN, NYSE:AXID, NYSE:JFT, NYSE:LD, NYSE:SIL, NYSE:UBC

In trading on Friday, the ELEMENTS CS Global Warming ETN (NYSE:GWO) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 12.42% on the day. Also up on the day are the Read more…

NYSE:EWP, NYSE:GWO, NYSE:RKH, NYSE:SKOR, NYSE:UBC, NYSE:ZROZ

Commodity ETFs have become tremendously popular in recent years, offering exposure to an asset class that has historically been difficult to access in a cost-efficient manner. While investors seeking Read more…

NYSE:COW, NYSE:UBC

The two-speed global recovery underway in developed and emerging economies is playing out in the oft-ignored meat market. Global meat prices have hit a 20-year high. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s meat price index rose to its highest level since 1990 in August, up 16% over the past Read more…

NYSE:COW, NYSE:UBC

As the global appetite for cattle widens and supplies in the US begin diminishing, a supply and demand imbalance could potentially push cattle prices through the roof enabling exchange traded Read more…

NYSE:COW, NYSE:DBA, NYSE:UBC

In case you haven’t noticed, agricultural products, grains in particular, have been putting on an impressive rally. Take a look at this chart of the Dow Jones – UBS Grains Index Read more…

NYSE:CORN, NYSE:COW, NYSE:DBA, NYSE:FUD, NYSE:GRU, NYSE:JJA, NYSE:JJG, NYSE:UAG, NYSE:UBC, RJA