Farmers juggle a myriad of responsibilities to keep their operations running smoothly. Keeping an eye on the bottom line helps ensure that efficiency. For those who harvest wheat, soybean, corn, and other grains, market pricing fluctuations can affect their product prices. Commodity funds that are linked to the various grain markets can help farmers have more control of their production and cash flow. Here’s a quick guide on how the investment tool works in this specialized space.

How Commodity Funds Impact Grain Markets

For starters, a commodity fund is a mutual fund that tracks the prices of natural resources. In addition to grains, the funds monitor oil, copper, and coffee, among other items. Fund investors buy and sell in markets across the world each day. If the prices go up or down, the fluctuations can have an impact on the returns earned by investors.

Within the grain market sector, commodity funds can help farmers have a better understanding of how to price their crops. Weather, customer preferences, and other factors may have a direct impact on grain supply and demand and their prices.

Attend the Workshops to Learn More!

RG Investments in Seward, NE will be holding “The 10 Ton Gorilla” workshops at 11:30 a.m. on Feb. 5th in Ashland at Parker’s Smokehouse and 5:30 p.m. Feb. 5^th in Seward at the Seward Memorial Library. If you’re a farmer who wants to have more control over your grain pricing, sign up today. You’ll learn what commodity funds are, how they work and how the funds move grain markets as well as an outlook on the 2019 grain markets.

Since 1992, RG Investments has continued to serve the farming community by providing information on the grain markets. For more information on the workshops, call (402) 643-6669 or you can also reserve your seat online by completing the easy RSVP form. While on the website, check out information on RG Investments’ complete lineup of products and services.

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