December 13, 2019
- Old folks reminisce about 1980s holiday shopping
- U.S.-China and U.S.-Mexico-Canada deals
- Fed keeps rates flat and indicates no immediate rate cuts to come
- Could hikes come post-trade agreements?
Host/Expert: Nicole Thomas, Vice President – Information Services
Expert: Shawn Bingham, Founder, ABSR Research, Chicago
December 10, 2019
- Review of domestic hog, poultry, and cattle inventories
- Export market opportunities?
- Impact on feed prices
- Massive reductions in sugar supply
- Ratification of the USMCA?
Host/Expert: Craig Ruffolo, Vice President – Commodity Specialist
Expert: Nicole Thomas, Vice President – Information Services
December 6, 2019
- Trade agreement and USMCA
- Physical delivery of refined sugar is next hurdle
- CBD products
- Will it gain GRAS status?
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Craig Ruffolo, Vice President – Commodity Specialist
November 26, 2019
- USDA increases refined sugar quota
- 100,000 tons of sugar is a drop in the bucket
- Gobble-gobble: Happy Thanksgiving!
Host/Expert: Craig Ruffolo, Vice President – Commodity Specialist
Expert: Kevin Combs, Vice President – Sweeteners Specialist
November 22, 2019
- Soybean oil futures offer coverage opportunities
- Biodiesel production has plateaued
- Canola harvest take a little hit, but oil production remains strong
- Corn oil coproduct credit update
- Palm oil prices continue to march higher
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Nicole Thomas, Vice President – Information Services
November 15, 2019
- Not all sugar is created equal
- Mind the details on quality differences
Host/Expert: Kevin Combs, Vice President – Sweeteners Specialist
Expert: Craig Ruffolo, Vice President – Commodity Specialist
November 13, 2019
- Sugar beet production to decline further as unprecedented acreage is abandoned
- Two beet marketing companies issue force majeure notifications
- How will USDA respond to lower beet production?
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Kevin Combs, Vice President – Sweeteners Specialist
November 8, 2019
- Sugar
- USDA lowers beet sugar production 467,000 STRV: More to follow?
- Record harvest abandonment
- Louisiana cane crop production lowered a net 76,000 STRV
- Where will additional imports come from if needed?
- Corn
- Changes for corn in WASDE? “Meh”
- Soybean complex
- Soybean stocks rise and soybean oil stocks fall on lower crush
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Kevin Combs, Vice President – Sweeteners Specialist
Expert: Nicole Thomas, Vice President – Information Services
November 1, 2019
- The theme is “disruptive technology”
- Using biomass to create bioplastics
- Using pheromones as insecticides
- Making Mother Earth more healthy!
- Seemingly far-fetched ideas coming to fruition
- Taking spent CO2 and converting to fuel
- How this all can impact the food and beverage industry
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Craig Ruffolo, Vice President – Commodity Specialist
October 25, 2019
- What are the Suspension Agreements?
- Explanation of the ruling on the amended Agreements
- What is the impact on the sugar market?
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Craig Ruffolo, Vice President – Commodity Specialist
