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Michael Snyder: Are you ready for the next major global food crisis? The price of corn hit an all-time record high on Thursday. So did the price of soybeans. The price of corn is up about Read more…
Tom Essaye: One of the biggest stories in the media over the past week or so has been the tremendous drought affecting the nation’s Corn Belt. The spike in crop prices has been dramatic … Read more…
Michael Snyder: Why is the heartland of the United States experiencing such a horrific drought right now? At the moment, approximately 61 percent of the entire nation Read more…
Don Miller: Legendary Wall Street trader and best-selling author Jim Rogers recently offered this unconventional advice: If you want to get rich, you should be investing in farmland. Read more…
Michael Snyder: All over America the corn (NYSEARCA:CORN) is dying. If drought conditions persist in the middle part of the country, wheat Read more…
Michael Snyder: It is too early to panic, but if there is not a major change in the weather very soon we could be looking at widespread crop failures throughout the United States this summer. Record heat and crippling drought are absolutely devastating crops Read more…
Jared Cummans: While most traders have kept their eyes glued to high profile commodities like gold and crude oil,wheat futures have been on an absolute tear. Three different kinds of wheat futures are up more than 10% in the trailing week, with standard wheat futures Read more…
Richard Rittorno: Are corn prices going up? Is corn over and done? To answer those questions, traders need to put on both their bull hats and their bear hats. Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: The world is always ending, according to someone out there. The current environment is full of those who think the end is nigh–at least for the robust global economy to which we’ve grown accustomed. Let’s suppose that our economy is about to fall off a cliff, resulting in general chaos, Read more…
Jared Cummans: Commodity futures are known to exhibit a fair amount of volatility, but there is perhaps no group of assets more volatile than the softs. Soft commodities, which consist of cocoa (NYSEArca:NIB), coffee, cotton (NYSEArca:BAL), and sugar (NYSEArca:SGG), are known for their large daily movements, as it is not uncommon to watch these Read more…
Jared Cummans: Commodity investing has become increasing popular in recent years as the exchange traded world has opened this once elusive asset class wide open. Still, one of the most effective ways to maintain exposure to your favorite hard asset remains through futures contracts. For the average Read more…
David Gillie: No matter what happens, Basic Materials are needed for the job. Whether its flak jackets and gun powder for war, agriculture chemicals and pesticides for farming or coatings and ingredients for pharmaceuticals, Basic Materials are needed. Yes, even embalming chemicals and casket materials Read more…
Jared Cummans: The agriculture sector has long been a popular place for commodity trading. After all, it was with agricultural futures that commodity trading got its start. Farmers had originally used these contracts to help offset any losses in crop yields. Now, the agricultural space has blossomed into a Read more…
Alan Price: Each New Year brings with it a number of questions for investors: Am I investing in the right place? Should I be taking more or less of a risk? Should I have a more diverse portfolio? Read more…
Kevin McElory: In 2011, for the first time ever, more corn (NYSEArca:CORN) was made into ethanol than consumed as food (for humans) or feed (for animals) in the United States. Read more…
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