Week of January 19 – 25

Here is whats going on in the agriculture industry this week…

The first article we have is from January 22nd, 2020. The The article is a chart of changes in the stock market prices from the business section of The Daily Times.

Here are the results:

Fuels:

  • Crude oil (bbl) – decreased $0.50
  • Ethanol (gal) – decreased $0.59
  • Heating oil (gal) – decreased $1.61
  • Natural gas (mm btu) – decreased $5.39
  • Unleaded gas (gal) – decreased $0.25

Agriculture:

  • Cattle (lb) – increased $0.02
  • Coffee (lb) – decreased $0.96
  • Corn (bu) – decreased $0.45
  • Cotton (lb) – decreased $2.82
  • Lumber (1,000 bd ft) – decreased $1.35
  • Orange juice (lb) – increased $0.79
  • Soybeans (bu) – decreased $1.48
  • Wheat (bu) – increased $1.93

Metals:

  • Gold (oz) – decreased $0.15
  • Silver (oz) – decreased $1.45
  • Platinum (oz) – decreased $1.71
  • Copper (lb) – decreased $1.79
  • Palladium (oz) – increased $0.35

Our second article is also a chart about changes in stock market prices from January 23rd, 2020.

Here are the results:

Fuels:

  • Crude oil (bbl) – decreased $2.81
  • Ethanol (gal) – decreased $1.19
  • Heating oil (gal) – decreased $1.59
  • Natural gas (mm btu) – increased $0.53
  • Unleaded gas (gal) – decreased $3.48

Agriculture:

  • Cattle (lb) – decreased $0.16
  • Coffee (lb) – decreased $0.09
  • Corn (bu) – increased $0.32
  • Cotton (lb) – increased $2.73
  • Lumber (1,000 bd ft) – increased $0.09
  • Orange juice (lb) – increased $0.52
  • Soybeans (bu) – decreased $0.25
  • Wheat (bu) – decreased $0.64

Metals:

  • Gold (oz) – decreased $0.07
  • Silver (oz) – Increased $0.11
  • Platinum (oz) – increased $1.38
  • Copper (lb) – decreased $1.13
  • Palladium (oz) – increased $4.58

In conclusion, from looking at both of these charts we can tell that most of our trade products continue to decrease in price.

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