Week of March 8 – 14

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

Our first article is from March 12th, 2020 out of the Daily Times. It is a chart that shows the changes in stock market prices.

Here are the results…

Fuels:

  • Crude oil (bbl) – decreased $4.02
  • Ethanol (gal) – decreased $1.77
  • Heating oil (gal) – decreased $0.95
  • Natural gas (mm btu) – decreased $3.00
  • Unleaded gal (gal) – decreased $2.26

Agriculture:

  • Cattle(lb) – decreased $2.01
  • Coffee (lb) -decreased $0.20
  • Corn (bu) – decreased $0.23
  • Cotton (lb) – increased $1.40
  • Lumber (1,000 bd ft) – decreased $1.51
  • Orange juice (lb) – increased $0.60
  • Soybeans (bu) – decreased $1.80
  • Wheat (bu) – decreased $1.07

Metals:

  • Gold (oz) – decreased $1.05
  • Silver (oz) – decreased $1.14
  • Platinum (oz) – decreased $4.04
  • Copper (lb) – decreased $1.80
  • Palladium (oz) – increased $0.11

Our second article is from March 4th, 2020 out of The Daily Times. This is another chart that shows the changes in stock market prices.

Here are the results…

Fuels:

  • Crude oil (bbl) – decreased $4.49
  • Ethanol (gal) – decreased $3.36
  • Heating oil (gal) – decreased $6.32
  • Natural gas (mm btu) – decreased $1.97
  • Unleaded gal (gal) – decreased $19.17

Agriculture:

  • Cattle(lb) – decreased $2.91
  • Coffee (lb) -decreased $2.86
  • Corn (bu) – decreased $2.60
  • Cotton (lb) – decreased $3.01
  • Lumber (1,000 bd ft) – decreased $11.62
  • Orange juice (lb) – decreased $1.06
  • Soybeans (bu) – decreased $1.47
  • Wheat (bu) – decreased $1.74

Metals:

  • Gold (oz) – decreased $3.17
  • Silver (oz) – decreased $4.59
  • Platinum (oz) – decreased $9.95
  • Copper (lb) – decreased $1.25
  • Palladium (oz) – decreased $13.38

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