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Fair Value Measurements (Trust)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Teucrium Commodity Trust [Member]  
Fair Value Measurements

Note 5 – 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 December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014:                          

  

December 31, 2015

          Balance as of
Assets: Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   December 31, 2015
Cash equivalents $ 2,539,641     $ -     $ -     $ 2,539,641  
Commodity futures contracts                              
Soybean futures contracts     16,175       -       -       16,175  
Sugar futures contracts     364,056       -       -       364,056  
Total   $ 2,919,872     $ -     $ -     $ 2,919,872  

 

        Balance as of
Liabilities: Level 1 Level 2   Level 3   December 31, 2015
Commodity futures contracts                          
Corn futures contracts $ 3,908,550     $ -     $ -     $ 3,908,550  
Soybean futures contracts     238,662       -       -       238,662  
Wheat futures contracts     1,924,464       -       -       1,924,464  
Total   $ 6,071,676     $ -     $ -     $ 6,071,676  

 

December 31, 2014

          Balance as of
Assets: Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   December 31, 2014
Cash equivalents $ 142,419,068     $ -     $ -     $ 142,419,068  
Commodity futures contracts                              
Corn futures contracts     3,651,637       -       -       3,651,637  
Wheat futures contracts     729,626       -       -       729,626  
Total   $ 146,800,331     $ -     $ -     $ 146,800,331  

 

        Balance as of
Liabilities: Level 1 Level 2   Level 3   December 31, 2014
Commodity futures contracts                          
Corn futures contracts $ 1,899,925     $ -     $ -     $ 1,899,925  
Soybean futures contracts     277,013       -       -       277,013  
Sugar futures contracts     503,955       -       -       503,955  
Wheat futures contracts     13,125       -       -       13,125  
Total   $ 2,694,018     $ -     $ -     $ 2,694,018  
 

Transfers into and out of each level of the fair value hierarchy for the DEC16 Wheat Contracts, for the period from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015 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                                                
Wheat future contracts   $ 1,178,088     $ 1,178,088     $ 1,178,088     $ 1,178,088     $ -     $ -  


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 period from January 1, 2014 through December 31, 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     $ -      $  
                                                 
Liabilities (at fair value)                                                
Derivative contracts                                                
Soybean future contracts     12,075       12,075       12,075       12,075       -       -  
Wheat future contracts     2,437,725       2,437,725       2,437,725       2,437,725       -       -  
Total   $ 2,449,800     $ 2,449,800     $ 2,449,800  
2,449,800     $ -     $ -  
 

See the Fair Value - Definition and Hierarchy section in Note 4 above for an explanation of the transfers into and out of each level of the fair value hierarchy.