The President and CEO of the Animal Agriculture Alliance says local and state ballot initiative campaigns could have an impact on the U.S. livestock industry moving forward and it’s important farmers and ranchers pay attention. Hannah Thompson-Weeman says a decision from the U.S. Supreme Court that declared the Proposition 12...
RA_PY002 Raleigh, NC Thursday, May 09, 2024 USDA-NC Dept of Ag Market News N.C. BROILER-FRYERS: The market tone is steady and the live supply is adequate to meet the moderate demand. Average weights are mostly desirable. The estimated slaughter for Thursday in North...
The vice president of government and industry affairs at the Livestock Marketing Association says she’s looking forward to seeing how lawmakers address concerns about California’s Proposition 12 law in the new farm bill. Chelsea Good tells Brownfield “my understanding of the solution, and I think we might hear more about...
A biofuels director says the ag industry needs fewer restrictions in the next sustainable aviation fuel tax credit. Helena Jette with the Indiana Corn Marketing Council and the Indiana Soybean Council says the Treasury Department’s 40B tax credit was a good first step but misses the mark. “You’re going to...
2024 elections in the United States, Mexico, the UK, EU, India and other countries could bring new risks and opportunities to equity markets. More traders are turning to equity index options at CME Group to manage event risk.
On Wednesday, Dropbox had an unusually active call option with a Vol/OI ratio of 17.27, putting it in the top 25. The call is a screaming buy, with Q1 2024 results out after today’s close. Here’s why.
World sugar futures rose 2.69% in 2023 and were 9.43% higher in Q1 2024. In early Q2, the world sugar futures declined to below 20 cents per pound, the lowest price since early 2023. Given the price action in the other soft commodities, lower sugar prices could be a sweet opportunity.