Following the annual meeting of the Rogers International Commodity Index (RICI(R)) Committee, Jim Rogers and Beeland Interests, Inc. announce the following adjustments to the weights of components comprising the RICI.
Milk Class III will be increased from 0.10% to 0.20% Index Weight. Lumber will be decreased from 1.0% to 0.90% Index Weight. The RICI Agriculture sub-index's Index Weights will be adjusted proportionally.
Each of these adjustments shall be effective with the January 2019 index roll period, which begins at the end of January 2019.
The RICI represents the value of a compendium (or "basket") of globally traded commodities employed in the global economy (38 commodity futures contracts), ranging from agricultural and energy products to metals and minerals. The RICI and its various sub-indexes are used by many investment banks and investors throughout the world.
A copy of the current RICI Handbook may be
