Fair Value Measurements (Trust) (Teucrium Commodity Trust [Member])

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Teucrium Commodity Trust [Member]

Note 4 – 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 3. The following table presents information about the Trust's assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

September 30, 2014

							Balance as of
Assets:	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		September 30, 2014
Cash equivalents	$	132,429,843	$	-	$	-	$	132,429,843
Commodity futures contracts
Natural gas futures contracts		430		-		-		430
WTI crude oil futures contracts		3,030		-		-		3,030
Total	$	132,433,303	$	-	$	-	$	132,433,303


							Balance as of
Liabilities:	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		September 30, 2014
Commodity futures contracts
Corn futures contracts	$	16,589,737	$	-	$	-	$	16,589,737
Natural gas futures contracts		42,730		-		-		42,730
WTI crude oil futures contracts		30,550		-		-		30,550
Soybean futures contracts		727,350		-		-		727,350
Sugar futures contracts		217,235		-		-		217,235
Wheat futures contracts		2,001,938		2,437,725		-		4,439,663
Total	$	19,609,540	$	2,437,725	$	-	$	22,047,265

December 31, 2013
							Balance as of
Assets:	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		December 31, 2013
Cash equivalents	$	58,707,245	$	-	$	-	$	58,707,245
Commodity futures contracts
Natural gas futures contracts		84,050		-		-		84,050
WTI crude oil futures contracts		87,530		-		-		87,530
Total	$	58,878,825	$	-	$	-	$	58,878,825

							Balance as of
Liabilities:	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		December 31, 2013
Commodity futures contracts
Corn futures contracts	$	4,884,788	$	-	$	-	$	4,884,788
WTI crude oil futures contracts		5,080		-		-		5,080
Soybean futures contracts		188,863		-		-		188,863
Sugar futures contracts		183,400		-		-		183,400
Wheat futures contracts		698,675		-		-		698,675
Total	$	5,960,806	$	-	$	-	$	5,960,806

Transfers into and out of each level of the fair value hierarchy for the MAR16 Sugar Contracts, the NOV15 Soybean Contracts and the DEC15 Wheat Contracts, for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 were as follows:

	Transfers		Transfers		Transfers		Transfers		Transfers		Transfers
	into		out of		into		out of		into		out of
	Level 1		Level 1		Level 2		Level 2		Level 3		Level 3
Assets (at fair value)
Derivative contracts
Sugar future contracts	$	17,405	$	17,405	$	17,405	$	17,405	$	-	$	-

	Transfers		Transfers		Transfers		Transfers		Transfers		Transfers
	into		out of		into		out of		into		out of
	Level 1		Level 1		Level 2		Level 2		Level 3		Level 3
Liabilities (at fair value)
Derivative contracts
Soybean future contracts	$	12,075	$	12,075	$	12,075	$	12,075	$	-	$	-
Wheat future contracts		641,038		2,437,725		2,437,725		641,038		-		-
Total	$	653,113	$	2,449,800	$	2,449,800	$	653,113	$	-	$	-


Transfers into and out of each level of the fair value hierarchy for the JUL13 Corn Contracts, NOV14 Soybean Contracts, FEB15 Sugar Contracts and the DEC14 Wheat Contracts, for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 were as follows:

	Transfers		Transfers		Transfers		Transfers		Transfers		Transfers
	into		out of		into		out of		into		out of
	Level 1		Level 1		Level 2		Level 2		Level 3		Level 3
Liabilities (at fair value)
Derivative contracts
Corn future contracts	$	1,010,962	$	1,010,962	$	1,010,962	$	1,010,962	$	-	$	-
Soybean future contracts		6,850		6,850		6,850		6,850		-		-
Sugar future contracts		62,082		62,082		62,082		62,082		-		-
Wheat future contracts		194,225		448,125		448,125		194,225		-		-
Total	$	1,274,119	$	1,528,019	$	1,528,019	$	1,274,119	$	-	$	-

See the Fair Value - Definition and Hierarchy section in Note 3 above for an explanation of the transfers into and out of each level of the fair value hierarchy.

- 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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