soybeans

How do you follow up a massive rally like the one we saw Friday? There doesn’t seem to be an answer early Monday, as stocks have a weaker tone but remain above a key technical support area.  The level to consider watching is right around 2942 for the S&P 500 Index (SPX). That’s...

“Risk-on” looks like it’s back in style, with yesterday’s positive vibe extending into this morning. Stock futures pointed to a higher open following mostly stronger performances overseas as optimism about trade remains the top song on the charts. The president’s...

FreightWaves features Market Voices – a forum for voices with unique knowledge of numerous transportation/logistics/supply chain sectors, as well as other critical expertise. Brazilian ethanol has proved a mixed blessing for struggling American corn growers and the carriers who own the trains,...

Nano-cap agri-biotech Arcadia Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ: RKDA)'s stock was rallying on roughly 94 times its average volume Friday. What Happened Arcadia said Thursday after the close that Verdeca, a joint venture between the company and Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp (NYSE: BIOX), has...

‘Tis the season in ocean shipping when deal-making grinds to a halt – when ship owners pine for the Greek islands and their investment bankers plot sojourns in the French Riviera and Amalfi Coast. Not every year pans out the same way, however. On the transaction front, ship owners and bankers...

A deluge of spring rains left many of the Midwest’s corn belt fields unplanted late this year, resulting in the smallest corn crop forecast in four years. The wet weather has raised corn prices, but added to uncertainty for Heartland farmers. The Department of Agriculture reduced its planting...

American manufacturer of agricultural and forestry machinery company Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) on Friday posted mixed second-quarter earnings results. Trade tensions between the U.S. and China could take their toll on the equipment giant, with farmers being caught in the crossfire of the trade...

Due to uncertainty surrounding global trading conditions and the surging performance of equity investments through the first few months of 2019, traders have struggled to find a compelling upside in the commodity markets this year. However, March may mark a turning point in the near-term prospects...

Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) shares have performed very well over the past six months, but one Wall Street analyst said Wednesday Deere may have finally run out of gas. The Analyst Bank of America analyst Ross Gilardi downgraded Deere from Buy to Neutral and cut his price target for the stock...

After briefly bouncing back above the $9 level early in November on hopes that trade negotiations with China were progressing, 3-month soybean contracts are again struggling to even sustain themselves above $8.50. While the indeterminate status of a trade deal with the world’s largest...

Ohio farmers are rushing to finish their harvests, on pace to haul in some of the best yields in years. Corn and soybean fields are plentiful across the Buckeye State, and soybeans is its number one crop. A recent list published by Beef2Live.com ranks Ohio as the sixth-leading producer of soybeans...

Despite the unfolding trade war between the US and China, where China imposed a 25 percent import duty on US soybean imports in July, a domestic shortage of the beans which crushed to make cooking oil and the protein-rich animal feed ingredient soy-meal is now resulting in Chinese traders paying a...

The summer of 2018 saw seismic changes hit the agricultural markets in the form of tariffs and counter-tariffs from the ongoing U.S.-China trade war. While September ushers in a new harvest for growers, it’s far from a clean slate. As the price tag from the trade conflict grows, other forces...

China has responded to the latest round of U.S. tariffs by announcing its own set of 25 percent tariffs on 105 categories of U.S. exports, including soybeans, airplanes and automobiles. The news sent the S&P 500 and Dow Jones falling on Wednesday, and Height Capital Markets analyst Clayton...

Long/short is a popular strategy in the hedge fund community and one made accessible to investors of all stripes by the exchange-traded funds industry. Typically, long/short ETFs are equity-based, but investors can now take both sides of the commodities trade with the First Trust Alternative...