Fair Value Measurements (Teucrium Commodity Trust [Member])

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Teucrium Commodity Trust [Member]

Note 3 - Fair Value Measurements

The Trust's assets and liabilities recorded at fair value have been categorized based upon a fair value hierarchy as described in the Trust's significant accounting policies in Note 2. The following table presents information about the Trust's assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

June 30, 2012

							Balance
							as of
							June 30,
Assets:	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		2012
Cash equivalents	$	64,264,049	$	-	$	-	$	64,264,049
Commodity futures contracts
Corn futures contracts		3,935,961		-		-		3,935,961
Soybean futures contracts		148,038		-		-		148,038
Wheat futures contracts		318,050		-		-		318,050
Total	$	68,666,098	$	-	$	-	$	68,666,098

							Balance
							as of
							June 30,
Liabilities:	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		2012
Commodity futures contracts
WTI crude oil futures contracts	$	170,533	$	-	$	-	$	170,533
Natural gas futures contracts		272,363		-		-		272,363
Sugar futures contracts		60,984		-		-		60,984
Total	$	503,880	$	-	$	-	$	503,880

December 31, 2011

							Balance
							as of
							December 31,
Assets:	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		2011
Cash equivalents	$	80,567,801		-		-	$	80,567,801
Commodity futures contracts
Corn futures contracts		1,928,408		-		-		1,928,408
WTI crude oil futures contracts		116,142		-		-		116,142
Soybean futures contracts		9,994						9,994
Wheat futures contracts		71,170		-		-		71,170
Total	$	82,693,515	$	-	$	-	$	82,693,515

							Balance
							as of
							December 31,
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		2011
Liabilities:
Commodity futures contracts
Corn futures contracts	$	2,711,523	$	-	$	-	$	2,711,523
Natural gas futures contracts		602,440		-		-		602,440
WTI crude oil futures contracts		168		-		-		168
Soybean futures contracts		164,663		-		-		164,663
Sugar futures contracts		138,198		-		-		138,198
Wheat futures contracts		141,468		-		-		141,468
Total	$	3,758,460	$	-	$	-	$	3,758,460

There were no transfers into and out of each level of the fair value hierarchy for the commodity futures contracts valued using alternative verifiable sources due to a "limit-down" or "limit-up" conditions for the period January 1, 2012 through June 30, 2012.

Transfers into and out of each level of the fair value hierarchy for the corn futures contracts valued using alternative verifiable sources due to a "limit-down" condition for the period January 1, 2011 through June 30, 2011 were as follows:

Transfers

into

out of

into

out of

into

out of

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Assets (at fair value)

Derivative contracts

Corn future contracts

9,140,288

Transfers

into

out of

into

out of

into

out of

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Liabilities (at fair value)

Derivative contracts

Corn future contracts

5,938,713

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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