Category Archives: Education
Brazil Soybean Carryout
I was pulling world supply and demand data the other day and noticed something interesting [...]
Aug
2023 Commodity Seasonality Charts
Below are updated seasonal charts from 2014 – 2022. The charts have all been “baselined” [...]
Aug
Types of Commodities: Seasonal vs Continuous Flow Production
Generally speaking, there are two different types of commodities in the world – those that [...]
Feb
Importance of Argentina Soybean Production
Argentina is the world’s third largest soybean producer and is incredibly important to the global [...]
Jan
Eastern Corn Belt Vs Western Corn Belt
US corn is primarily grown in the Midwestern region of the country, or the central [...]
Jan
What Are Futures Contract Codes?
If you’re new to futures markets, or only look at a few futures markets, you [...]
Dec
Grain and Oilseed Market Primer
Since commodities are all derived from some natural resource, it is important to understand those [...]
Dec
Managing Market Volatility
Note: this post on managing market volatility is more related to general trading than commodity [...]
Oct
Why Are Futures Quotes Delayed?
The futures market has existed for hundreds of years. The first known market was the [...]
Aug