Cold Snap Spooks Commodities

Frigid temperatures are descending across much of the United States, bringing snow and ice to many Midwestern states. The early snow is adding stress for farmers who are already behind on harvesting this year’s corn…

Chinese Shopping for Food

As part of the pending trade deal between the U.S. and China, the Chinese are expected to go on a food-buying frenzy. Reports out this week suggested that China could buy $20 billion dollars in…

Cotton is Rockin’

A confluence of factors helped the white fiber sail higher all week as speculators caught onto both better demand and lower supplies. Forward progress on a U.S.-China trade deal is boosting hopes that China, the…

Chinese Talks Lift Soybeans

Top leaders from the U.S. and China are meeting in Washington to try and strike a deal and end the 18-month trade war. Initial reports suggest that the two sides are finding some common ground,…