Kub's Den
The most devastating crop pest in the world, the desert locust, is currently swarming in East Africa and Asia, threatening food supplies and the global grain balance sheet.
Elaine Kub
Contributing Analyst
Elaine Kub is the author of Mastering the Grain Markets: How Profits Are Really Made -- a 360-degree look at all aspects of grain trading, which draws on her experiences as a futures broker, market analyst, grain merchandiser, and farmer. She grew up on a family farm in South Dakota and holds an engineering degree and an MBA.
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