Episodes
6 days ago
6 days ago
- Weather
- NOAA’s latest odds of a La Niña are declining: Will it actually arrive?
- Winter weather expectations may not be as threatening to crops like wheat
- The markets
- CPI sees three consecutive months of increases
- How much did the PPI move over the last three months?
- Fed Powell surprises market with hawkish comments
- Don’t forget to register for next Wednesday’s webinar!
- Revisiting Systematic Timing Models: A Secret Weapon for Procurement Risk Management
- November 20, 11am PT / 2pm ET
- Register at mckeany-flavell.com today!
Host/Expert: Shawn Bingham, Director of Commodity Risk Management
Expert: Eric Thornton, Senior Commodity Advisor
Friday Nov 08, 2024
The November USDA WASDE bullish award goes to...
Friday Nov 08, 2024
Friday Nov 08, 2024
- Sugar
- USDA adjusts for early harvest sugar
- Shifts in old crop numbers
- Wheat
- Few changes for wheat, global stocks remain steady at 257 MMT
- Shout out to Kazakhstan with a 2 MMT increase to production!
- Corn & Soy Complex
- Both U.S. corn and soybean yields reduced (and much more for the latter).
- Ending stocks of soybean oil growing more ominous for 2024/25
Register for our next webinar on November 20, 2024 at 2:00 PM ET!
Revisiting Systematic Timing Models
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Host/Expert: Nicole Thomas, Vice President – Information Services
Experts: Kevin Combs, Vice President – Global Sweeteners Specialist
Eric Thornton, Senior Commodity Advisor
Thursday Oct 31, 2024
Will this Halloween be spooky for chocolate lovers?
Thursday Oct 31, 2024
Thursday Oct 31, 2024
- With hefty chocolate prices scaring consumers, will we see a bias for sugar-based confectionery treats?
- Prices at the grocery store: Chocolate candies vs. sugar, candy, and gum
- Retailers are promoting more aggressively to move products
- Will price increases continue to insulate most companies on earnings/sales?
- Mark your calendars for our next webinar!
- Revisiting Systematic Timing Models with Dir. of Risk Management, Shawn Bingham
- Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024
- Registration opens week of Nov. 4 at mckeany-flavell.com
- Clients check your inboxes
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Jeffrey Rasinski, Consultant
Friday Oct 25, 2024
Bulls vs. bears! Which direction could edible oils & wheat be trending?
Friday Oct 25, 2024
Friday Oct 25, 2024
- Weather trending more bullish by the month for wheat
- U.S. wheat exports up YOY, but pace is slowing
- Global supply tightening leading to elevated edible oils prices
- Geopolitical factors, election outcome, and consumer behavior are impactful unknowns for vegetable oil consumption
- U.S. Corn Wet Milling Industry Study, 2023 Edition!
- What buyers, consumers, and investors need to know
- Processes, products, pricing, and growth potential
- Visit us at mckeany-flavell.com to purchase your copy today!
- Missed this week's Fall Market Outlook webinar? If you're an IQ subscriber, watch it now on the IQ Platform!
- Not a subscriber? Reach out for a trial subscription today!
Host/Expert: Eric Thornton, Senior Commodity Specialist
Expert: Nicole Thomas, Vice President – Information Services
Friday Oct 18, 2024
Frightening October energy volatility
Friday Oct 18, 2024
Friday Oct 18, 2024
- Energy volatility has been heightened by the ongoing events in the Middle East
- Disruption to the flow of crude through the Strait of Hormuz remains the biggest risk
- U.S. oil production reaches a new peak
- Could global economic slowing see WTI spend more time below $70 than above?
- Webinar next week!
- Fall Market Outlook
- Wednesday, October 23
- Registration is now open! Check your email or visit mckeany-flavell.com
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Shawn Bingham, Director of Risk Management
Friday Oct 11, 2024
October WASDE can be full of scary surprises! Did today hold up?
Friday Oct 11, 2024
Friday Oct 11, 2024
- Wheat
- U.S. wheat stocks decline, but still up YOY
- Soy complex
- Soybean & soybean oil balance sheets unchanged
- Corn
- See soy complex
- Sugar
- Beet sugar production up
- 2023/23 high-tier raised by how much?
- Now available for purchase!
- McKeany-Flavell’s U.S. Corn Wet Milling Industry Study, 2023 Edition
- What buyers, consumers, and investors need to know
- Visit us at mckeany-flavell.com to learn more
- Don’t forget to register for our next webinar!
- Fall Market Outlook on October 23, 2024
- Registration is now open! Check your email or visit mckeany-flavell.com
Host/Expert: Kevin Combs, Vice President – Global Sweeteners Specialist
Expert: Eric Thornton, Commodity Specialist
Friday Oct 04, 2024
What a wild world! Current factors shaping commodity prices
Friday Oct 04, 2024
Friday Oct 04, 2024
- The strike is off! (at least for now…)
- Good jobs report with some points of consideration
- Turmoil in the Middle East putting at least a temporary floor beneath futures prices
- Don’t forget to register for our next webinar
- Fall Market Outlook on October 23, 2024
- Registration opens week of Oct. 7 at mckeany-flavell.com
- Clients check your inboxes
Host/Expert: Shawn Bingham, Director of Risk Management
Expert: Nicole Thomas, Vice President – Information Services
Monday Sep 30, 2024
Interpreting today's USDA Grain Stocks & Small Grains reports
Monday Sep 30, 2024
Monday Sep 30, 2024
- September stock revisions
- Net bullish for corn
- Neutral for soybeans
- Wheat production fell by how much?
- Harvested area for wheat increases, while yield falls
- Next webinar! Fall Market Overview
- Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024
- Registration opens week of Oct. 7 at mckeany-flavell.com
- Clients check your inboxes
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Eric Thornton, Commodity Specialist
Friday Sep 27, 2024
Today's special: The USDA Cold Storage Report
Friday Sep 27, 2024
Friday Sep 27, 2024
Would you like cheese, butter, nuts, eggs, or frozen fruit?
- What makes butter inventory so key this time of the year?
- The key differences between butter: U.S. vs. Europe
- Can New Zealand step up and potentially supply product to Europe?
- Butter in cold storage is in decline, but what’s the whole story?
- Are butter prices relaxing?
- Let’s talk cheese inventories
- Next webinar! Fall Market Overview
- Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024
- Registration opens week of Oct. 7 at mckeany-flavell.com
- Clients check your inboxes
- Now available for purchase!
- McKeany-Flavell’s U.S. Corn Wet Milling Industry Study, 2023 Edition
- What buyers, consumers, and investors need to know
- Visit us at mckeany-flavell.com to learn more
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Jeffrey Rasinski, Consultant
Friday Sep 20, 2024
A bullish week for #11 sugar
Friday Sep 20, 2024
Friday Sep 20, 2024
- #11 raw sugar futures rallying, up 5 cents in last month
- Dryness in Brazil reducing 2025 production expectations
- India not expected to export sugar despite industry calls to do so
- Don’t forget to register for next week’s webinar!
- Energy Markets Update on September 25, 2024
- Registration is now open! Check your email or visit mckeany-flavell.com
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Kevin Combs, Vice President – Global Sweeteners Specialist