Archive for April 2019
Perdue Statement on Vietnam's Ban on the Importation of Glyphosate
(Washington, D.C., April 11, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement in response to the announcement by Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD)…
Read MoreOverview: What Makes Ags Markets Work
Nothing is more important to CME Group than the integrity of our markets – participants from around the world turn to our agricultural markets for the efficiency, transparency, resiliency, and…
Read MoreUSDA, EPA, and FDA Unveil Strategy to Reduce Food Waste
(Washington, D.C., April 9, 2019) — Today, as part of the Trump Administration’s Winning on Reducing Food Waste Month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency…
Read MorePortfolios and Investing: If/When “Winter is Coming”?
Not surprisingly, equities and bonds respond in very different ways to the stages of the investment-cycle, but they do have one thing in common: realized volatility tend to be much…
Read MoreRelationship-Based Trading: A Year in Review
Total Volume Block Volume % Total Volume Cross Volume % Total Volume Corn 123,423,537 447,436 0.36% 333,310 0.27% Soybeans 78,160,193 135,113 0.17% 174,088 0.22% Chicago Wheat 46,332,273 76,491 0.17% 267,546…
Read MoreApril Ags Update
According to Reuters*, African Swine Fever continues to spread in China, causing the Chinese hog herd to fall 16.6%* in February with the declining trend expected to continue. March 28 USDA-NASS…
Read MoreUSDA Invests in Rural Electric Infrastructure and Smart Grid Improvements in 13 States
WASHINGTON, April 8, 2019 – Acting Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Joel Baxley today announced that USDA is investing $485 million to upgrade rural electric systems (PDF, 102…
Read MorePolitical Brinkmanship
About the Presenter Bluford “Blu” Putnam has served as Managing Director and Chief Economist of CME Group since May 2011. With more than 35 years of experience in the financial…
Read MoreMarch Agricultural Options Update
About CME Group As the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, CME Group is where the world comes to manage risk. Comprised of four exchanges – CME, CBOT, NYMEX…
Read MoreGrain, Oilseed Prices Dance to a new Global Tune
The increasingly negative correlation between crop prices and the U.S. dollar reflects structural changes in global agricultural production and trade that have increased the influence of macroeconomic factors. As production of…
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