Angie Setzer

While much of the media focus on commodity markets has been on the parabolic move in crude oil prices, several others are making historic moves. Angie Setzer, a co-founder of Consus LLC, joined the PreMarket Prep Show to discuss the impact Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is having on the grain...

Fair Trade USA recently certified its first three domestic operations with a New England fishery, an Arizona produce farm and a California apparel factory, but it’s working to onboard more. With this fresh focus on American enterprises, the organization, which certifies more than 30 types of...

During the last major avian flu outbreak, the United States lost nearly 50 million birds — the majority of which were chickens — and suffered great economic pains. The loss of eggs and poultry pushed prices to record and long-term highs, inspired bans on American exports to effectively...

Over the last few years, bacon has expanded its standard marriage with eggs to include unusual partners. Bacon ice cream and bacon donuts have increased in popularity — and reserves have taken a hit. Not The Bacon! The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that frozen pork belly inventory...

Within the past 48 hours, there has been a fifth confirmed outbreak of avian influenza, or “bird flu” in the U.K. The H5N8 strain of the bird flu has spread from wild birds to farmed poultry in several areas of the U.K. The U.K. outbreak is one of 40 outbreaks of bird flu around the...

Earlier this week, Bayer AG (ADR) (OTC: BAYRY) announced an increased offer of $128 per share, fully cash, to Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON). Both boards of directors approved the deal, and the current price represents a premium of 44 percent to Monsanto's share price the day before Bayer AG...

Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (USA) (NYSE: POT) confirmed Monday it has agreed to a combine in a merger of equals with Agrium Inc. (USA) (NYSE: AGU). Jochen Tilk, Potash's president and CEO, said in a statement that the combined entity will "greatly benefit customers and suppliers," among...

There is a huge oversupply of cheese in the U.S. to the point that every single person in the country would need to consume an extra three pounds to work it off. There's also the oversupply of milk. The Wall Street Journal noted that America's dairy farmers could produce 212.4 billion...

Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) shares were extremely volatile Thursday morning as investors digested multiple reports the company could see some kind of takeover interest. About an hour before the opening bell, the stock traded up nearly 14 percent to just under $103. While some are skeptical...

Digital farming could hurt industry leaders in the crop chemicals sector as it may cut the need for chemicals and fertilizers, Angie Setzer of Citizens Grain Elevator told Benzinga. "Precision planting was just the first step in increasing technological advances in farming. This move towards more...

Shares of egg producer Cal-Maine Foods Inc (NASDAQ: CALM) fell 2 percent over concerns on falling consumer demand for eggs. However, industry expert Angie Setzer of Citizens Grain Elevator thinks otherwise. "To be honest I don't see consumer demand for eggs waning, but the transition towards cage-...

Shares of Syngenta AG (ADR) (NYSE: SYT) surged higher by more than 7 percent about reports surfaced that Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) is considering a takeover bid. Angie Setzer, Vice President of Grain for Citizens, told Benzinga that a deal "would make sense" and offer Monsanto...

A pair of experts are downplaying the impact of the WHO study linking processed meats to cancer. According to Angie Setzer, the true problem lies with the processing chemicals, not the meat. She predicts that consumers are unlikely to change their behavior as a result of the study. The World...