Tag: cotton investing
What Happened?
Editor’s Note: After today, our office will be closed the rest of the week for summer break. You will receive your next article on Monday, June 9th. Now that May is in the record books, it’s the perfect time to recap the best and worst performing commodities for the past month. But first, let’s discover […]
Soft Commodity Update: Coffee Bears Roar!
After a fairly boring Summer session, trading in soft commodities is starting to pick up. In fact, softs saw a big increase in volatility last week as investors started factoring in quickly changing supply/demand fundamentals. Here’s a rundown of last week’s soft asset movers… Coffee The savory caffeinated bean sank to a four and a […]
Softs Update: Cocoa Is On Fire!
Let’s look at the most recent happenings in soft commodities… Cocoa Recent developments out of West Africa have cocoa bulls rampaging. The highly demanded commodity has shot up just over $410 a ton since early July. That’s a remarkable 20% gain in a matter of months. What’s sending prices higher? Early signs of weakening production […]
Did You Hitch Your Wagon To These Rising Assets?
On Wednesday, we discussed the worst performing commodities for the first half of 2013. Now it’s time to cover the top performers from the first six months of the year. Let’s get to it… Lean Hogs- up 17%: The hog market is on fire this year. This often-overlooked commodity surged from $0.70 a pound in […]
