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Fair Value Measurements

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Teucrium Commodity Trust - Combined [Member]

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 March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

March 31, 2019

Assets:		Level 1				Level 2				Level 3				Balance as of March 31, 2019
Cash Equivalents		$	73,157,004			$	-			$	-			$	73,157,004
Commodity Futures Contracts
Soybeans futures contracts			68,413				-				-				68,413
Sugar futures contracts			392,649				-				-				392,649
Wheat futures contracts			456,887				-				-				456,887
Total		$	74,074,953			$	-			$	-			$	74,074,953


Liabilities:			Level 1			Level 2				Level 3				Balance as of March 31, 2019
Commodity Futures Contracts
Corn futures contracts		$	3,304,925			$	-			$	-			$	3,304,925
Soybeans futures contracts			384,138				-				-				384,138
Sugar futures contracts			146,294				-				-				146,294
Wheat futures contracts			6,559,175				-				-				6,559,175
Total		$	10,394,532			$	-			$	-			$	10,394,532

December 31, 2018

Assets:		Level 1				Level 2				Level 3				Balance as of December 31, 2018
Cash Equivalents		$	87,351,442			$	-			$	-			$	87,351,442
Commodity Futures Contracts
Corn futures contracts		107,363				-				-				107,363
Soybeans futures contracts		228,400				-				-				228,400
Sugar futures contracts		233,979				-				-				233,979
Total		$	87,921,185			$	-			$	-			$	87,921,185


Liabilities:			Level 1			Level 2				Level 3				Balance as of December 31, 2018
Commodity Futures Contracts
Corn futures contracts		$	1,297,288			$	-			$	-			$	1,297,288
Soybeans futures contracts		39,250				-				-				39,250
Sugar futures contracts		47,656				-				-				47,656
Wheat futures contracts		3,985,400				-				-				3,985,400
Total		$	5,369,594			$	-			$	-			$	5,369,594

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and year ended December 31, 2018, the Funds did not have any significant transfers between any of the levels of the fair value hierarchy.

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.

Teucrium Corn Fund [Member]

Fair Value Measurements

The Fund’s assets and liabilities recorded at fair value have been categorized based upon a fair value hierarchy as described in the Fund’s significant accounting policies in Note 2. The following table presents information about the Fund’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

March 31, 2019

Assets:		Level 1				Level 2				Level 3				Balance as of March 31, 2019
Cash equivalents		$	29,257,470			$	-			$	-			$	29,257,470


Liabilities:			Level 1			Level 2				Level 3				Balance as of March 31, 2019
Corn futures contracts		$	3,304,925			$	-			$	-			$	3,304,925

December 31, 2018

Assets:		Level 1				Level 2				Level 3				Balance as of December 31, 2018
Cash equivalents		$	34,935,797			$	-			$	-			$	34,935,797
Corn futures contracts		107,363				-				-				107,363
Total		$	35,043,160			$	-			$	-			$	35,043,160


Liabilities:			Level 1			Level 2				Level 3				Balance as of December 31, 2018
Corn futures contracts		$	1,297,288			$	-			$	-			$	1,297,288

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and year ended December 31, 2018, the Fund did not have any significant transfers between any of the levels of the fair value hierarchy.

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.

Teucrium Soybean Fund [Member]

Fair Value Measurements

The Fund’s assets and liabilities recorded at fair value have been categorized based upon a fair value hierarchy as described in the Fund’s significant accounting policies in Note 2. The following table presents information about the Fund’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

March 31, 2019

Assets:		Level 1				Level 2				Level 3				Balance as of March 31, 2019
Cash Equivalents		$	10,649,310			$	-			$	-			$	10,649,310
Soybeans futures contracts		68,413				-				-				68,413
Total		$	10,717,723			$	-			$	-			$	10,717,723

Liabilities:			Level 1			Level 2				Level 3				Balance as of March 31, 2019
Soybeans futures contracts		$	384,138			$	-			$	-			$	384,138

December 31, 2018

Assets:		Level 1				Level 2				Level 3				Balance as of December 31, 2018
Cash Equivalents		$	12,492,618			$	-			$	-			$	12,492,618
Soybeans futures contracts			228,400				-				-				228,400
Total		$	12,721,018			$	-			$	-			$	12,721,018

Liabilities:			Level 1			Level 2				Level 3				Balance as of December 31, 2018
Soybeans futures contracts		$	39,250			$	-			$	-			$	39,250

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and year ended December 31, 2018, the Fund did not have any significant transfers between any of the levels of the fair value hierarchy.

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.

Teucrium Sugar Fund [Member]

Fair Value Measurements

The Fund’s assets and liabilities recorded at fair value have been categorized based upon a fair value hierarchy as described in the Fund’s significant accounting policies in Note 3. The following table presents information about the Fund’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

March 31, 2019

Assets:		Level 1				Level 2				Level 3				Balance as of March 31, 2019
Cash Equivalents		$	3,073,055			$	-			$	-			$	3,073,055
Sugar Futures Contracts			392,649				-				-				392,649
Total		$	3,465,704			$	-			$	-			$	3,465,704

Liabilities:			Level 1			Level 2				Level 3				Balance as of March 31, 2019
Sugar Futures Contracts		$	146,294			$	-			$	-			$	146,294

December 31, 2018

Assets:		Level 1				Level 2				Level 3				Balance as of December 31, 2018
Cash Equivalents		$	2,497,232			$	-			$	-			$	2,497,232
Sugar Futures Contracts			233,979				-				-				233,979
Total		$	2,731,211			$	-			$	-			$	2,731,211


Liabilities:			Level 1			Level 2				Level 3				Balance as of December 31, 2018
Sugar Futures Contracts		$	47,656			$	-			$	-			$	47,656

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and year ended December 31, 2018, the Fund did not have any significant transfers between any of the levels of the fair value hierarchy.

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.

Teucrium Wheat Fund [Member]

Fair Value Measurements

The Fund’s assets and liabilities recorded at fair value have been categorized based upon a fair value hierarchy as described in the Fund’s significant accounting policies in Note 3. The following table presents information about the Fund’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

March 31, 2019

Assets:		Level 1				Level 2				Level 3				Balance as of March 31, 2019
Cash equivalents		$	30,174,230			$	-			$	-			$	30,174,230
Wheat futures contracts		456,887				-				-				456,887
Total		$	30,631,117			$	-			$	-			$	30,631,117

Liabilities:			Level 1			Level 2				Level 3				Balance as of March 31, 2019
Wheat futures contracts		$	6,559,175			$	-			$	-			$	6,559,175

December 31, 2018

Assets:		Level 1				Level 2				Level 3				Balance as of December 31, 2018
Cash equivalents		$	37,422,933			$	-			$	-			$	37,422,933


Liabilities:			Level 1			Level 2				Level 3				Balance as of December 31, 2018
Wheat futures contracts		$	3,985,400			$	-			$	-			$	3,985,400

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and year ended December 31, 2018, the Fund did not have any significant transfers between any of the levels of the fair value hierarchy.

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.

Teucrium Agricultural Fund [Member]

Fair Value Measurements

The Fund’s assets and liabilities recorded at fair value have been categorized based upon a fair value hierarchy as described in the Fund’s significant accounting policies in Note 2. The following table presents information about the Fund’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

March 31, 2019

Assets:		Level 1				Level 2				Level 3				Balance as of March 31, 2019
Exchange Traded Funds		$	1,461,159			$	-			$	-			$	1,461,159
Cash Equivalents		2,939				-				-				2,939
Total		$	1,464,098			$	-			$	-			$	1,464,098

December 31, 2018

Assets:		Level 1				Level 2				Level 3				Balance as of December 31, 2018
Exchange Traded Funds		$	1,523,286			$	-			$	-			$	1,523,286
Cash Equivalents		2,862				-				-				2,862
Total		$	1,526,148			$	-			$	-			$	1,526,148

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and year ended December 31, 2018, the Fund did not have any transfers between any of the level of the fair value hierarchy.

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.

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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