Tag: wheat 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 […]
Take A Look At This…
Believe it or not, the end of the first quarter is nearly here. As a result, it’s the perfect time to recap the top commodity performers over the past three months. Let’s get to it… Coffee The luscious bean blew away the competition with an eye-popping first quarter gain of 50%. Worrisome drought conditions in […]
Grain Gains: Ukraine Crisis Has Corn Popping!
You gotta love it… It wasn’t that long ago everybody hated grains. Analysts were unapologetically bearish on corn and wheat in late January. Predictions of another huge crop year had them tossing around price projections of sub-$4 a bushel corn and wheat in the low $5 range. But fast-forward a month and bears are quickly […]
Grains Update: Now Corn Is Reacting To The Cold?
No doubt about it, the winter of 2014 is a doozy… As you may know firsthand, bitter temperatures have been a common occurrence in the Midwest and Eastern US over the past few months. In fact, meteorologists say it was the coldest January in over a century. And as I’ve mentioned in recent articles, the […]
Grains: A Looming Profit Opportunity In Wheat?
No doubt about it, this summer has been a big disappointment for anyone bullish of grains. Wheat and corn sank to their lowest levels in years thanks to a blockbuster US growing season. Let me show you what I mean… As you can see, the price of corn sank like the Titanic in July. And […]
Grain Market Wipeout!
Things have gotten quite interesting in the grain markets over the past few days. But unlike last year, grain prices are moving dramatically lower instead of higher. As you may remember, last year’s grain crop was turned on its ear thanks to a remarkably hot and dry growing season. The price of corn, wheat, and […]
These Hard Assets Got Crushed…
Well, here we are! With July’s arrival, the second half of 2013 is officially underway in the markets. That means it’s the perfect time for a first half commodity performance review. Let’s start with the worst performers over the past six months… Silver- down 35%: As many long-time readers remember, the white metal was a […]
