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Friday Dec 19, 2025
Friday Dec 19, 2025
...and Nicole's got the mic, rhyming her way through a poem that is sure to be liked.
Happy holidays from McKeany-Flavell!
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Nicole Thomas, Vice President – Information Services
Friday Dec 12, 2025
Friday Dec 12, 2025
- Soybean oil futures
- Why do we keep coming back to the same spot?
- Soybean oil in biofuels
- A combo of the known and unknown
- Food consumption
- Consumer trends of all forms to drive demand
- GLP-1s: A fad or here to stay?
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Nicole Thomas, Vice President – Information Services
Tuesday Dec 09, 2025
Tuesday Dec 09, 2025
- USDA punts any U.S. production changes to January
- Expect more volatility and market attention next month
- Corn
- The only change? Increase to exports
- Soy complex
- No changes to the U.S. soybean balance sheet
- Wheat
- Ditto for U.S. wheat balance sheet: No changes
- Global wheat production rose further
- Now a 5% increase vs. 2024/25
- Sugar
- Beet sugar production lowered, while cane increased
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Eric Thornton, VP
Expert: Kevin Combs, Vice President – Global Sweeteners Specialist
Friday Dec 05, 2025
Friday Dec 05, 2025
- Ethanol from corn and high sugar share increasing Brazil production in 2024/25
- Global surplus pressuring world # 11 sugar prices
- When will low prices impact production?
- Missed Wednesday’s webinar on Systematic Timing Models?
- Watch now on our IQ platform!
- Not an IQ subscriber? Reach out to us to learn more!
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Kevin Combs, Vice President – Global Sweeteners Specialist
Tuesday Nov 25, 2025
Tuesday Nov 25, 2025
- FOMC decision on Dec. 10
- Crude oil production vs. demand
- Supreme Court ruling on Trump tariffs
- Dec. 9 WASDE
- Next Wednesday is our last webinar of 2025!
- Procurement Timing Models: Taking the Emotion Out of Procurement
- Wed., December 3, 11am PT / 2pm ET
- Clients, be on the lookout for your invite, or anyone can sign up now at mckeany-flavell.com
- Happy Thanksgiving!
Host/Expert: Eric Thornton, VP
Expert: Shawn Bingham, Director of Commodity Risk Management
Friday Nov 21, 2025
Friday Nov 21, 2025
- Will the closure of refining cause some regional tightness?
- Burdensome inventories for both beet and cane
- Will it keep pressure on prices?
- The International Sweetener Colloquium is now on the radar!
- Come prepared to talk 2027
- Mark your calendars for our next webinar!
- Procurement Timing Models: Taking the Emotion Out of Procurement
- Wed., December 3, 11am PT / 2pm ET
- Clients, be on the lookout for your invite, or anyone can sign up for both now at mckeany-flavell.com
Host/Expert: Kevin Combs, Vice President – Global Sweeteners Specialist
Expert: Craig Ruffolo, Vice President – Commodity Specialist
Friday Nov 14, 2025
Friday Nov 14, 2025
- Corn
- Downward revision to usage for feed and residual
- Soy complex
- Soybean carry-in lowered a bit
- Most puzzling was soybean oil!
- Wheat
- U.S. balance sheet as expected
- Higher production boosts U.S. stocks
- Global wheat production increases galore!
- U.S. balance sheet as expected
- Sugar
- Massive adjustments to sugar deliveries
- Both beet and cane production lowered
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Nicole Thomas, Vice President – Information Services
Expert: Kevin Combs, Vice President – Global Sweeteners Specialist
Expert: Eric Thornton, VP
Friday Nov 07, 2025
Friday Nov 07, 2025
- Q4 2025 snapshot of market conditions
- Is market softness present?
- Preparing for 2026 with budget considerations
- Not a client on McKeany-Flavell’s IQ Intelligence Platform? Visit mckeany-flavell.com to learn more!
- Commodity dashboards
- Dynamic data & interactive charts
- Analytics & calculators
- Price forecasts
- Downloadable data, charts, and tables
Host: Nicole Thomas, Vice President – Information Services
Guest Expert: Michael Workman, Growth Director at ResinSmart by RTi Global
Guest Expert: Kevin Mekaru, Senior Business Unit Lead, Commodity Plastic Resin, RTi Global
www.resinsmart.ai
Friday Oct 31, 2025
Friday Oct 31, 2025
- Soybeans
- Soybean prices “rise from the dead” to 15-month highs!
- China/U.S. trade announcements require careful analysis
- How impactful in the short and long term?
- Chocolate
- Halloween chocolate prices are up, up, up!
- Retail chains may be running some promos to try and get a lot of volume sold
- Will they be successful?
- Want to go more in depth on cocoa? Join us for next week’s webinar!
- Cocoa Market Update Webinar
- Wed., November 5, 11am PT / 2pm ET
- Clients, be on the lookout for your invite, or anyone can sign up now at mckeany-flavell.com
- Happy Halloween!
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Eric Thornton, VP
Expert: Marilyn Adutwum, Data Analyst
Friday Oct 24, 2025
Friday Oct 24, 2025
- Not much movement on price direction for 2026
- Corn wet millers offering multiple solutions to manage coproducts
- Product demand is still a concern going into negotiations
- Two webinars back-to-back! Make sure to register for both!
- Seasonal Market Outlook Webinar
- Wed., October 29, 11am PT / 2pm ET
- Cocoa Market Update Webinar
- Wed., November 5, 11am PT / 2pm ET
- Clients, be on the lookout for your invite, or anyone can sign up for both now at mckeany-flavell.com
- Seasonal Market Outlook Webinar
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Craig Ruffolo, Vice President – Commodity Specialist