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The article examines the commodities prices in the U.S. stock markets, as of December 2015. Topics discussed include impact of falling oil prices on the U.S. economy; strength of the U.S. dollar; the U.S. Federal Reserve's plans concerning interest rates; and commodity exports from countries such as Canada, Australia, and Brazil.

The author comments on the report "Do Sunspot Cycles Affect Crop Yields?," released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and forecasts from the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on sunspots and the implications of these reports for the grain industry. He discusses the link of sunspots with the weather and crop yields and explanation from Joe D'Aleo, chief meteorologist for agriculture at Weatherbell Analytics, about sunspots.

The article reports that milk prices in the U.S. are set to rally in 2016. Topics covered include the impact of the recent decline in milk prices on farmers' milk production and dairy herds, "Hacket Money Flow Commodity Report" author Shawn Hackett's statement that cow herd maintenance becomes unprofitable due to the decline in revenue for selling milk, and the link between cow prices and prices for live cattle traded on futures exchanges.

The article draws a correlation between the number of spots on the sun resulting in temperature variations on earth, affecting both business performances and prices in the natural gas market. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) scientists have observed these spots which are caused by alterations in the magnetic fields on the solar surface. A decrease in them results in lower temperatures which not only ups the demand for natural gas but also helps other businesses.