Fears of global recession, higher interest rates, poor exports, and rain forecasted in some of our driest areas triggered huge selling and mon…
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Cattle in Kansas died by the thousands recently. Hogs and poultry farms are suffering too, as livestock are unable to cool down. Record temper…
With Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen predicting elevated gas prices are likely to persist, more folks are wondering what is causing the rise i…
Wheat and corn prices plummeted all week on reports that Russia may allow exports from Ukraine. Domestic planting also finally progressed, and…
Natural gas exploded to the highest level since 2008 and crude hit the highest prices since March. Natural gas is being boosted by approaching…
Our lungs, tides, and markets cannot endure by moving in one direction only. Our bodies would perish, continents would flood, and economies wo…
Inflation was reported to continue rising this month at both retail (8.3%) and wholesale (11%) levels. These numbers confirm inflation is at i…
Midweek, Russia announced they would stop exporting natural gas to Poland and Bulgaria since Warsaw has refused to pay for Russian gas in rubl…
The using up of heavy-weight animals has finally helped lift cattle prices, with June cattle jumping to a four-week high. Scorching, dry weath…
Commodities are the raw materials and resources on which modern civilization depends. Unlike stocks, bonds, mutual funds, cryptos, and insuran…
Using multiple measures, food inflation has continued to rise sharply. The war in Ukraine has threatened wheat, corn, and vegetable oil produc…
In an attempt to lower gasoline prices, the White House announced the largest oil liquidation ever from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve. …
The curtailed production and exportation of natural gas and crude oil from Russia continues to plague the world’s economy, with Europe being t…
During the Civil War, secessionists coined the term “king cotton” to highlight their key export to New England and Great Britain. Rich soils, …
Wildest week for wheat market
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine caused panic buying of wheat and corn toward the week’s end. Ukraine is one of the world’s largest exporters of w…
During the past few months, U.S. inflation figures may indicate we're on the verge of another bout of inflation. That has the potential to change our economy, our political climate, and our lifestyle if the Federal reserve is not successful in controlling inflation by raising interest rates or taking other measures.
During the past few months, U.S. inflation figures may indicate we're on the verge of another bout of inflation. That has the potential to change our economy, our political climate, and our lifestyle if the Federal reserve is not successful in controlling inflation by raising interest rates or taking other measures.
Forest fires and transportation problems hurt lumber supply, creating higher prices. While natural gas, often a product of Russia, may see prices fluctuate at the country's political whim as NATO nations resolve the build-up of troops along the Ukrainian border.
The massive crash in crude oil on Thanksgiving continued early last week as dozens of countries and several U.S. states reported cases of the …
December wheat futures shot up to a new contract high on Thursday at $8.43 per bushel. Among the reasons were Australian and Canadian weather …
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