Chapter 20
How to Gain from Grains: Trading Corn, Wheat, and Soybeans
IN THIS CHAPTER
Exploring the corn markets
Examining opportunities in the wheat markets
Selecting the right strategy to trade soybeans
In this chapter, I look at some of the major agricultural commodities that trade in the futures markets. These commodities, sometimes simply known as ags, are a unique component of the broader commodities markets. They’re labor intensive and subject to volatility because of underlying market fundamentals, which I explore in the following sections. However, they also present solid investment opportunities. Corn, for example, is a major food staple; wheat is an absolutely necessary commodity and, according to archaeologists, may be the first commodity grown and traded; and soybeans have a growing number of applications, ranging from fuel additives, to feedstock, to trendy food products. I examine all three of these commodities and their investment opportunities in depth.
For additional information on agricultural commodities in general, I recommend checking out the following resources:
- National Grain and Feed Association:
https://imis.ngfa.org/ - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA): ...
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