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Lean Hogs: The Other White Meat
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On the DBA-MOO Correlation
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ETF Spotlight: Powershares DB Agriculture
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Upward Pressures and Trends in Agricultural Commodity Prices
Inefficiency Hunter • Fri, Apr 8, 2011 • 1 Comment
OECD: Food Crisis Not as Severe as 2008 Due to Rice Prices
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ETF Puts Show Agriculture Concern
optionMONSTER • Mon, Jan 31, 2011 • 2 Comments
Chicago PMI, Farm Prices on Slate Today
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La Nina's Effect on Global Commodities in 2011
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Commodities Trends: Agriculture's Turn at Bat
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Agricultural Commodities Should Continue Bullish Streak Into 2011
Simit Patel • Thu, Dec 23, 2010 • 1 Comment
DBA: The One ETF to Own for 2011
StreetAuthority • Wed, Dec 1, 2010 • 4 Comments
What's Behind Put Buying in Ags
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Calls Pop as Agriculture Fund Gains
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Weekly ETF Rewind: Agriculture Now an ETF Leader
ETF Prophet • Mon, Nov 1, 2010 • 1 Comment
Second Bullish Pattern for Agriculture
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ETF Spotlight: PowerShares DB Agriculture
Tom Lydon • Thu, Sep 16, 2010
Current Strength in Soft Commodities Is Temporary
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Bespoke's Commodity Snapshot
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Friday Thoughts: Not Impressed Until We See 1,645 On S&P
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Markets Repeat Prior Week's Action
David Fry • Thu, Jun 13 • 3 Comments
Sell Gold, It Is Still Expensive
Sean Bellamy McNulty • Mon, May 27 • 60 Comments
Sustainability As An Investment Perspective
CFA Institute Contributors • Sun, May 26 • 2 Comments
Rural Economy Continues To Grow
T. Marc Schober • Wed, May 22 • 1 Comment
Corn: Farmers Are In The Fields ... Where From Here?
Matthew Bradbard • Tue, May 21 • 1 Comment
Falling Commodity Prices Could Burst The U.S. Farmland Bubble
Larry Trefz • Mon, May 20 • 18 Comments
5 Great Trade Ideas: 30 Days Later
Philip Davis • Mon, May 13 • 6 Comments
Get An Investment Buzz From Coffee: Rust, ETFs, Coffee Stocks, And Future Price
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Corn Leads Agriculture ETF Rally
Tom Lydon • Tue, Apr 30
Today In Commodities: USD Breaks Down; Euro, Swiss Hit Fresh Highs
Matthew Bradbard • Tue, Apr 16 • 2 Comments
Today In Commodities: Ags Move Lower
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Record Market Performance Drives Record ETP Inflows, Assets Under Management In Q1
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5 Trade Ideas That Can Make 500% In An Up Market
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Today In Commodities: Cocoa Reaches 9-Week Highs
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Market Extra: Corn gives up gains after poor harvest forecast

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The Case Against Crop Prices, and Why JPMorgan Hasn't Found a Bottom

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The PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund is based on the Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity Index Diversified Agriculture Excess Return™ and managed by DB Commodity Services LLC. The Index is a rules-based index composed of futures contracts on some of the most liquid and widely traded agricultural commodities. The Index is intended to reflect the performance of the agricultural sector. You cannot invest directly in the Index. Ordinary brokerage commissions apply.
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Wednesday, May 15, 11:38 AM Agricultural commodity prices (DBA) could fall a big 13% over the next year, says Goldman, predicting bumper crops across the globe. With weak demand and a record South American harvest (CORN, SOYB, WEAT) already in the books, it would require a major weather shock in the U.S. to keep prices near current levels. Earlier: Deere tumbles as poor weather slows U.S. planting progress. Comment! [Commodities]
Friday, April 26, 4:24 PM The week's ETF movers - Gainers: TAN +14.6%. XHB +6.2%. OIL +5.5%. USO +5.5%. PHYS +4.4%.
ETF Losers: VXX -5.8%. GAZ -5.3%. UNG -4.5%. DBA -1.0%. EPI -0.4%. Comment! [On the Move]
Thursday, April 25, 3:19 PM The flow of key farm products (DBA) to the world from North and South America, highlighted by congestion at Brazilian ports and limited selling of crops by U.S. farmers, will keep global grain supplies tight despite expectations for big harvests later this year, Bunge (BG +6.5%) says after its Q1 report showed a 16% jump in agribusiness sales to $10.77B. Comment! [Commodities, On the Move]
Friday, April 12, 3:01 PM It's "death bells" for commodities, says Citigroup, calling 2013 the year in which it's realized the commodity supercycle is over and a new era in which the relative performance of how "stuff" performs against each other and other assets is what matters. Specifically on oil, Citi calls Q1's move higher without merit and expects the recent downtick in prices to continue. 70 Comments [Commodities]
Monday, April 8, 10:22 AM Speculators exited long commodity positions last week at the fastest pace since 2008, according to the CFTC. Of particular note is the quickest decline in agricultural holdings (DBA) ever, led by an exiting of corn (CORN) positions as the price dropped about $1/bushel. Comment! [Commodities]
Thursday, February 14, 10:28 AM Agricultural commodities continue an underreported slide, with J.C. Parets noting corn is down for the 10th consecutive session. Earlier this week, the USDA estimated farm income in 2013 will be the highest in 40 years thanks to high prices. A weak harvest has little impact thanks to the use of crop-insurance programs. DBA -5.2%, CORN -4.4% YTD. 2 Comments [Commodities]
Friday, February 8, 6:17 PM The week's ETF movers - Gainers: VNM +4.3%. FCG +2.3%. BNO +1.7%. UUP +1.4%. TLT +1.4%.
ETF Losers: FXI -4.7%. EPI -4.2%. GDXJ -3.3%. KOL -3.3%. DBA -2.7%. Comment! [On the Move]
Friday, February 8, 3:40 PM Beans (SOYB -2.6%) tumble as stronger Brazilian production has the USDA upping its forecast for ending stockpiles by a greater-than-expected 1.1% to 60.1M tons. Estimated corn (CORN -0.5%) inventories are raised 5% to a 632M bushels, but it's not enough to send prices lower as the level remains the lowest in the U.S. since 1995. Comment! [Commodities]
Friday, January 11, 12:13 PM The inaugural midday release of the USDA's January crop report doesn't disappoint, with corn reversing early losses and now sharply green as Dec. 1 stocks come in at 8.03B bushels vs. expectations of 8.21B. Ending stocks are estimated at a slim 602M bushels vs. expectations of 667M. Beans are down after production came in higher than expected. Wheat jumps on lower-than-anticipated planted acres. Comment! [Commodities, On the Move]
Thursday, January 3, 9:19 AM The grains continue a tough post-U.S. harvest run with news today of China cancelling another order - this one 11.6M bushels of American beans. In the meantime, better weather is improving prospects for South America's crops. Beans -1.1%, Corn -0.7%, Wheat -0.2%. Comment! [Commodities]
Friday, December 21, 2012, 3:34 PM Not benefiting yet from QE∞ are commodities, the PowerShares Ag Fund (DBA) and Commodity Tracking Fund (DBC) both peaking right at the time of the Fed's September announcement. Since then, they're off 6-8%, and YTD badly lagging the S&P. 3 Comments [Commodities]
Friday, December 21, 2012, 11:59 AM Brazil’s government go-ahead for Petrobras (PBR -3.6%) to raise its gasoline prices in early 2013 likely will raise demand for domestically produced sugar-based ethanol, but effects also could reach U.S. shores. Ethanol output in the U.S. is expected fall ~10% next year, and a robust export market could give Brazilian mills even more incentive to produce ethanol instead of sugar. 4 Comments [Energy, Global & FX, On the Move]
Tuesday, December 4, 2012, 5:57 PM Phosphorus: The finite supply of it is why Jeremy Grantham predicts a grim future for much of the world's population. As production of the critical ingredient for fertilizer drops, so will crop yields, which will threaten the ability to feed the world's population. Grantham thinks the finite supply of fertilizer and limits of crop yields already are starting to affect food prices. 6 Comments [Commodities, Global & FX]
Monday, December 3, 2012, 4:57 PM The commodity supercycle isn't over yet, writes Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, pointing to a contrarian RBA study arguing China's heavy consumption of key metals and oil is just getting underway. Consider how well the prices of these commodities have held up in 2012 despite slumping worldwide growth, especially in China. Toss in central banks printing away ... do you really want to sell commodities now? DBC +5% YTD. Comment! [Commodities]
Monday, November 12, 2012, 12:47 PM The grains get a downgrade from Goldman following Friday's USDA report raising harvest estimates. Acknowledging continued tight supplies of corn and wheat, Goldman says "risks of critically tight soybean inventories continue to fade quickly." The grains are off sharply today: CORN -3.1%, SOYB -2.8%, WEAT -1.6%. Comment! [Commodities]
Friday, November 9, 2012, 7:04 AM Corn could move up to the unheard level of $9-$10/bushel in 2013, says Morgan Stanley's Hussein Allidina. A few weak export numbers from the U.S. has left the market complacent, he says, but supplies remain super-thin and current prices aren't high enough to ensure there will be corn around until the next crop. CORN -7.9% over the last 90 days. 1 Comment [Commodities]

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Futures Trading Update $$ $DIA $USO $SPX $DBA $X $CLF $XLF $FAS $ABX $QQQ #futures -- http://bit.ly/162z9oG
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m@ximus
still crying for $DBA bought @ 34....will wait looooooong
May 9, 2:58 PM
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Philip Davis
Friday Facts Find Futures Falling -$$ $XLF $WFC $JPM $DBA $BRK.A $USO $IWM #stocks - http://fb.me/1sLaPvWqF
Apr 12, 9:31 AM
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$GLD Speculators exited long commodity positions last week at the fastest pace since 2008, according to the CFTC. $DBA http://bit.ly/10MMY8U
Apr 8, 5:25 PM
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x oil -field: $BCS Barclays halts agriculture trading with hedge funds. $DB $JPM http://reut.rs/12zrPO4 $MS http://bit.ly/XzV6F9 $GLD
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SKS1586
Bought some Tech ($NVDA,$INTC,$EMC,$VMW), Energy ($CJES,$CLNE,$DVN,$GASL), Agriculture ($DBA)
Apr 1, 11:38 AM
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Bought some $EMC, $MRVL, $CSCO, $DBA, $RSX, $EXK, $CRK today
Mar 19, 4:04 PM
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Robot2012: 21 day exponential moving avg works well on a lot of stocks... Check out the SWEET uptrend channel and bottom formation on daily $MRVL chart
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SKS1586: Robot2012: Thanks a million for distributing your priceless wisdom. You are 101% correct.
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SKS1586
Bought some $KLAC, $DLB, $DBA.
Mar 15, 10:46 AM
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MarketWatch: $DBA Gold ends at 7-month low,down -2.3% for the week, silver sinks -4.7%, copper drops -5.5%. $FXE http://bit.ly/13uRisy
Feb 22, 4:59 PM
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SKS1586
Bought some $DBA. Tracks the performance of a basket of agriculture commodities, such as corn, coffee, sugar, soybeans, wheat, and cattle.
Feb 14, 12:42 PM
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SKS1586
Bought $DBA - High Option Call Volume (2.62 times daily volume)- http://seekingalpha.com/p/wt1t
Feb 8, 12:05 PM
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$GLD Speculators exited long commodity positions last week at the fastest pace since 2008, according to the CFTC. $DBA http://bit.ly/10MMY8U
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x oil -field: $BCS Barclays halts agriculture trading with hedge funds. $DB $JPM http://reut.rs/12zrPO4 $MS http://bit.ly/XzV6F9 $GLD
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Bought some $EMC, $MRVL, $CSCO, $DBA, $RSX, $EXK, $CRK today
Mar 19, 4:04 PM
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Robot2012: 21 day exponential moving avg works well on a lot of stocks... Check out the SWEET uptrend channel and bottom formation on daily $MRVL chart
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SKS1586: Robot2012: Thanks a million for distributing your priceless wisdom. You are 101% correct.
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Philip Davis
Earnings play for $TUMI (Mon pm) - http://bit.ly/WVninI $GLD, $DBA, $TZA, $ALU, $USO, $FB, $JDSU and $LVS at - http://tinyurl.com/bflg2ph
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Maria Auziliadora: I like the stock It has been doing very good and is very strong
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Maria Auziliadora: I have made way more $$ with this one than AAPL
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1980XLS-2.0
DBA & CORN falling, Fertilizers to follow
3/7/12
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1980XLS-2.0: MOS bounce this am, it appears you may be correct
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1980XLS-2.0: What happened to Rocco?
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1980XLS-2.0
DBA finally catching a bid. Time to put fert stocks on radar. POT, CF, MOS, SQM
12/19/11
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Noreika: How about UAN? You watching that one? I like the divy on it, but want to add it if it goes lower.
12/19/11
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vinyal: been waiting patiently for months for them to show some life;
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The_American
REE, AUY, SPXU, UPRO, PFE, MCP, REMX, PLTM, AA, CSCO, RSO, NANO, AMD, INTC, MOO, DBA, DBC, DUST, NUGT, GDX, GDXJ, DDD, AAPL, GOOG, BAC , GE
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The_American: If your willing to risk into some great NANO companies HEV got slammed went up 50%. you have PWER , ALTI , NANX.PK , CLNE , AONEQ.PK when OIL is up
10/3/11
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The_American: These went nuts. I love it so. Unfortunate that buy and hold duration has come down from 30 years to yearly status. CGA , BIDU , FXI , RBS
10/5/11
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DBA PowerShares DB Agriculture ETF

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PowerShares DB Agriculture ETF