Episodes

4 days ago
4 days ago
- Brazil
- Harvest ramping up with production expected to increase
- Corn crops encroaching on sugar?
- India
- Production to rebound in 2025/26
- What are the struggles their sugar crops are facing?
- Thailand
- Next key exporter behind Brazil
- Can we expect a similar crop to last year?
- What are #11 world futures market trading at now?
- Our upcoming webinar!
- Seasonal Market Outlook Webinar: Summer Crop Estimates & Market Direction
- Wed., June 25, 11am PT / 2pm ET
- Look for your invite going out the week of June 9 or sign up now on mckeany-flavell.com
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Kevin Combs, Vice President – Global Sweeteners Specialist

Friday May 30, 2025
Understanding the COT Report
Friday May 30, 2025
Friday May 30, 2025
- Legacy vs. disaggregated report
- Long format vs. short format
- Futures only vs. futures and options
- Commercial vs. non-commercial
- Managed money vs. other report tables
- The supplemental CIT report
- Save the date for our next webinar!
- Seasonal Market Outlook Webinar: Summer Crop Estimates & Market Direction
- Wed., June 25, 11am PT / 2pm ET
- Look for your invite going out the week of June 9 or sign up now on mckeany-flavell.com
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Shawn Bingham, Director of Commodity Risk Management

Friday May 23, 2025
Summer 2025 weather outlook
Friday May 23, 2025
Friday May 23, 2025
- Memorial Day is here, and current conditions in the U.S. are ideal
- Spring row crops off to a good start
- A pattern switch to more warmth and dryness is still expected
- Hurricane season begins Jun. 1
- Another active year is forecasted
- Missed our 2025 Spring Market Seminar in April?
- IQ Premier-level subscribers may now watch presentation videos here!
- Not an IQ platform subscriber? Contact us to learn more!
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Eric Thornton, Senior Commodity Advisor

Friday May 16, 2025
Wheat market roundup & Sweets & Snacks Expo live recap!
Friday May 16, 2025
Friday May 16, 2025
- What’s new this year at the Sweets and Snacks Expo?
- Sugary treats vs. chocolate offerings: Who’s winning?
- Freeze-dried candy: Even bigger than last year!
- Lots of talk around new regulations for artificial dyes and possible challenges
- Wheat
- Wheat crop tour in Kansas showing good potential
- Some risk of virus and disease
- Could use an end to the rains in June before harvest
- H2 2025 wheat futures: Buy now?
- Missed our 2025 Spring Market Seminar in April?
- IQ Premier-level subscribers may now watch presentation videos here!
- Not an IQ platform subscriber? Contact us to learn more!
- Our next webinar is fast approaching!
- Economy Update Webinar: Economic Growth, Employment, Inflation, & Global Trade
- Wed., May 21, 11 am PT / 2 pm ET
- Look for your invite or sign up now on mckeany-flavell.com
Host: Kevin Combs, Vice President – Global Sweeteners Specialist
Expert: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Eric Thornton, Senior Commodity Advisor

Monday May 12, 2025
May WASDE report: Unusually optimistic?
Monday May 12, 2025
Monday May 12, 2025
- Corn and soy complex
- Initial 2025/26 corn and soybean projections present headscratchers for consumption
- Higher YOY consumption for 2025/26 in corn for feed, exports, and soybean oil for biofuel and food
- Wheat
- New crop 2025/26 wheat stocks projected to reach a six-year high
- Many questions on wheat supply: Perhaps too optimistic out of the gate?
- Global wheat production reaches a record, while stocks remain flat
- Sugar
- 2024/25 deliveries for food use lowered by how much?
- Initial 2025/26 beet production forecast for beet and cane
- Missed our 2025 Spring Market Seminar in April?
- IQ Premier-level subscribers may now watch presentation videos here!
- Not an IQ platform subscriber? Contact us to learn more!
- Our next webinar
- Economy Update Webinar: Economic Growth, Employment, Inflation, & Global Trade
- Wed., May 21, 11am PT / 2pm ET
- Look for your invite or sign up now on mckeany-flavell.com
Host/Expert: Kevin Combs, Vice President – Global Sweeteners Specialist
Expert: Nicole Thomas, Vice President – Information Services
Expert: Eric Thornton, Senior Commodity Advisor

Friday May 09, 2025
A sugary update treat for Mother’s Day!
Friday May 09, 2025
Friday May 09, 2025
- Sugar beet plantings are nearly complete
- What are the initial 2025/26 WASDE beet estimates likely to be?
- 2026 contracting is picking up pace, at about 50% complete
- Missed our 2025 Spring Market Seminar in April?
- IQ Premier-level subscribers may now watch presentation videos here!
- Not an IQ platform subscriber? Contact us to learn more!
- Our next webinar is coming up!
- Economy Update Webinar: Economic Growth, Employment, Inflation, & Global Trade
- Wed., May 21, 11 am PT / 2 pm ET
- Look for your invite or sign up now on mckeany-flavell.com
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Kevin Combs, Vice President – Global Sweeteners Specialist

Friday May 02, 2025
The latest jobs report recap
Friday May 02, 2025
Friday May 02, 2025
- GDP contracts for the first time since March 2022
- Unemployment rate unchanged, with an increase to month-over-month non-farm jobs
- What were the job winners?
- Why are manufacturing jobs remaining problematic?
- Thanks to all who participated in our 2025 Spring Market Seminar!
- Videos available soon on our IQ platform for IQ subscribers who attended!
- Save the date for our next webinar!
- Economy Update Webinar: Economic Growth, Employment, Inflation, & Global Trade
- Wed., May 21, 11 am PT / 2 pm ET
- Look for your invite going out next week or sign up now on mckeany-flavell.com
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Nicole Thomas, Vice President – Information Services
Expert: Shawn Bingham, Director of Commodity Risk Management

Friday Apr 25, 2025
Cocoa & sugar headaches & closures: What’s the cure?
Friday Apr 25, 2025
Friday Apr 25, 2025
- Cocoa
- Why is cocoa remaining a commodity headache?
- Q1 2025 cocoa bean grinds were better than expectations
- U.S. cocoa bean stocks improve
- Sugar
- Brawley, CA sugar beet plant to close
- What does it mean for the sugar market?
- Brawley, CA sugar beet plant to close
- Thanks to all who participated in our 2025 Spring Market Seminar!
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Eric Thornton, Senior Commodity Advisor

Friday Apr 18, 2025
What are edible oil users wondering about this week?
Friday Apr 18, 2025
Friday Apr 18, 2025
- The dreaded “T” word and its impact on a few edible oil categories
- Why the bullishness in soybean oil futures?
- Join us next Wednesday, April 23!
- McKeany-Flavell’s 2025 Spring Market Seminar: Industry Trends & Consumption
- Live online event! Free for all clients!
- Not a client? It’s only $395 per person to attend!
- Visit mckeany-flavell.com to register today!
Host: Craig Ruffolo, Vice President – Commodity Specialist
Expert: Nicole Thomas, Vice President – Information Services

Thursday Apr 10, 2025
A calm April WASDE amidst the tariff tumult
Thursday Apr 10, 2025
Thursday Apr 10, 2025
- Soy complex
- Slight change to soybean ending stocks
- Production increases in soybean oil along with decreases to biofuels and food use were mostly offset by an increase to exports
- Wheat
- Significant increases to hard red winter and spring wheat
- How has the market reacted?
- Significant increases to hard red winter and spring wheat
- Corn
- Corn use up putting ending stocks-to-use down
- Sugar
- Beet production up to a record, while cane production is lowered
- High-tier imports increased
- McKeany-Flavell’s 2025 Spring Market Seminar: Industry Trends & Consumption
- Live online event! Free for all clients!
- Wednesday, April 23, 2025
- Visit mckeany-flavell.com to register today!
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Shawn Bingham, Director of Commodity Risk Management
Expert: Kevin Combs, Vice President – Global Sweeteners Specialist