Teucrium Soybean Fund
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Playing Soft Commodities
By Federico Zaldua - April 4, 2013 | Tickers: DBA, CORN, SOYB
Grain prices fell strongly for a second straight day on Monday as the market learned about higher than estimated US corn stocks. It had been years since I had last seen such marked bearish behavior for soft commodities. Should investors prepare for lower grain prices? Apparently, good harvest seasons in the US, Brazil and Argentina pose a huge price risk going forward. Let's review the price behavior of two more »
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Playing Soft Commodities
By Federico Zaldua - April 4, 2013 | Tickers: DBA, CORN, SOYB
Grain prices fell strongly for a second straight day on Monday as the market learned about higher than estimated US corn stocks. It had been years since I had last seen such marked bearish behavior for soft commodities. Should investors prepare for lower grain prices? Apparently, good harvest seasons in the US, Brazil and Argentina pose a huge price risk going forward. Let's review the price behavior of two more »
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Playing Soft-Commodities
By Federico Zaldua - April 2, 2013 | Tickers: DBA, CORN, SOYB
Grain prices fell strongly for a second straight day on Monday April the 1st as the market learned about higher than estimated US corn stocks. It had been years since I had last seen such a marked bearish behavior for soft-commodities. Should investors prepare for lower grain prices? Apparently, good harvest seasons in the US, Brazil and Argentina pose a huge price risk going forward. Let's review the more »
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How Investors Can Profit from the US Drought
By Tony Daltorio - July 17, 2012 | Tickers: JBSAY.PK, SAFM, CORN, SOYB, TSN
The worst drought in the United States in nearly a quarter century (since 1988) is wrecking havoc on some of the country's most important crops, notably corn and soybeans. The 1988 drought cost U.S. farmers $78 billion in damages. The current drought threatens not only to hurt farmers, but to reignite food inflation for both U.S. and global consumers while at the same time harming the fortunes more »
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New Global Food Crisis Looms
By Tony Daltorio - May 4, 2012 | Tickers: MON, DBA, SYT, CORN, SOYB
Most investors are well aware of rising oil prices and often try to figure ways to profit from this trend. Now another, perhaps bigger, risky trend is underway around the world – a repeat of the 2007-08 spike in food prices. It is not an area investors should ignore or underestimate since profits can also be easily made from rising prices for grains such as corn and soybeans along with meats more »