Wheat

The invasion of Ukraine by Russia in February 2022 has been one of the biggest stories around the world and for the public markets over the last year and a half. One of the biggest world items affected the most is the food supply, which has seen spikes in prices due to troubles with exports from...

As the U.S. economy is grappling with multiple headwinds that have been spearheaded by the impact of the Federal Reserve's aggressive rate hikes, another risk is looming on the horizon: dry weather. What Happened: Wheat farmers are expected to harvest just 67% of the planted acres, data released by...

Wheat Futures (NYSE: ZW) surged over 6% higher on Monday after Russia intensified its attack on Ukraine, shelling the capital of Kyiv during the early morning hours. The escalation comes after an explosion on Saturday damaged President Vladimir Putin’s strategic bridge — the Kerch...

As Russia and Ukraine reached a deal on Friday to allow grain shipments via the Black Sea ports, the U.S. wheat futures dropped almost 3% to a five-month low of $786 per bushel.  According to media reports, close to 20 million tons of grain have been held up in the Ukrainian port of Odesa...

Global rice prices could climb even higher after rising for the fifth straight month to reach a 12-month high, CNBC reported on Sunday, citing industry experts. What Happened: Rising prices of other commodities and higher costs of farming put rice prices on the watchlist next despite...

The Teucrium Wheat Fund (NYSE: WEAT) gapped up 3.34% on Monday. The fund, which tracks the price of wheat futures, shot up almost 9% between May 9 and Friday and has soared almost 70% higher since Feb. 3. The Teucrium Wheat Fund’s gap up open was a response to India’s decision to...

Tymur Khakimov/Pexels The Impact Of War And Sanctions In a post earlier this month (Sanctioning Ourselves), I mentioned how our system's top names reflected the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent U.S.-led sanctions on Russia: As regular readers know, our system doesn...

The price of wheat recently broke above $10 per bushel for the first time since 2008 on concerns over how Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent global economic sanctions on Russia will impact global wheat supply. The last time wheat prices broke above $10 was almost exactly 14 years...

The latest Farm and Land in Farms report from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) shows the US lost 1.3 million acres of farmland in 2021. The total land in farms decreased from 896,600,000 acres in 2020 to 895,300,000 acres in 2021. Farmland acreage has decreased by over 13.62...

Farmland may still be an unknown asset among most retail investors, but agriculture is one of the largest global markets. American farms contributed over $134 billion to the United States’ gross domestic product (GDP) in 2020 alone. The critical role farmland plays in both society and the...

Fears of the impact of Russia-Ukraine war on global inflation and recession have escalated in recent weeks and another major issue looming over the horizon are concerns that the conflict could result in a hunger crisis as both countries account for over a quarter of the world’s...

Crude oil prices recently reached their highest levels in 13 years after President Joe Biden banned all imports of Russian fossil fuels in response to the country's invasion of Ukraine. While crude oil is the main driver of global market uncertainty, a number of other commodities have also...

Teucrium Wheat Fund (NYSE: WEAT) — a wheat-focused exchange-traded fund (ETF) — is seeing high interest from retail investors. What Happened: WEAT was the fifth-most discussed stock on Reddit’s r/WallStreetBets forum as of press time early Friday, having attracted 118 mentions....

Over the last year, key commodity futures have risen sharply. Wheat futures have gained 48% year-over-year to levels not seen since 2013. Soybean futures are up 87% since last year to levels not seen since mid-2013. Corn futures are up 124% year-over-year to levels not seen since 2013. Lumber...

Bloomberg this weekend reported on the boom that is taking shape in the commodities markets. What Happened: Investors are moving from the bull market in stocks to areas further afield in search of returns in a very-low interest rate environment. "Commodities haven’t been this sexy since...