Hey guys, welcome back to the blog! I am sorry for the delay, I know I said I would start back in August, it is just a little later in August than I would like to be starting. Now lets get to this weeks article…
Our first article is out of The Daily Times from August 25th, 2020. This article shows the change in commodity prices.
Here are the results…
Fuels:
- Crude oil (bbl) – increased $0.66
- Ethanol (gal) – no change
- Heating oil (mm btu) – increased $1.28
- Natural gas (gal) – increased $2.66
- Unleaded gas (gal) – increased $6.46
Metals:
- Gold (oz) – increased $0.36
- Silver (oz) – increased $0.45
- Platinum (oz) – increased $0.17
- Copper (lb) – increased $0.31
- Palladium (oz) – increased $0.67
Agriculture:
- Cattle (lb) – decreased $0.22
- Coffee (lb) – increased $0.29
- Corn (bu) – increased $1.45
- Cotton (lb) – increased $5.60
- Lumber (1,000 bd ft) – decreased $99.80
- Orange juice (lb) – increased $20.70
- Soybeans (bu) – decreased $4.60
- Wheat (bu) – decreased $6.80
Our second article is out of The Daily Times from August 28th, 2020. This article is also about the change in commodity prices.
Here are the results…
Fuels:
- Crude oil (bbl) – decreased $0.81
- Ethanol (gal) – decreased $0.47
- Heating oil (gal) – decreased $2.73
- Natural gas (mm btu) – increased $4.84
- Unleaded gas (gal) – decreased $5.59
Metals:
- Gold (oz) – increased $1.64
- Silver (oz) – decreased $1.49
- Platinum (oz) – decreased $1.24
- Copper (lb) – increased $0.20
- Palladium (oz) – decreased $1.43
Agriculture:
- Cattle (lb) – decreased $1.04
- Coffee (lb) – increased $0.20
- Corn (bu) – increased $1.10
- Cotton (lb) – decreased $0.34
- Lumber (1,000 bd ft) – increased $3.38
- Orange juice (lb) – decreased $1.05
- Soybeans (bu) – increased $1.93
- Wheat (bu) – increased $1.97
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