March 27, 2020
- Disruption in dogs' lives
- Hand sanitizer
- Is it the savior for ethanol industry?
- Are companies looking to utilize bio-based glycol over traditional?
- Does the current environment set up for early 2021 price negotiations for corn sweeteners?
- Orange juice
- The rush on groceries is creating a temporary spike in orange juice demand; will it sustain?
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Craig Ruffolo, Vice President – Commodity Specialist
March 20, 2020
- What’s the impact for:
- Commodity markets
- Supply chain
- Consumer demands
- Sugar
- What to expect from USDA after April 1
- IQ Ingredient Intelligence Platform
- Remember our IQ platform has all the commodity information you want at your fingertips from anywhere 24/7.
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Nicole Thomas, Vice President – Information Services
Expert: Kevin Combs, Vice President – Sweeteners Specialist
March 13, 2020
- Corn
- Ongoing fears of COVID-19
- Perceived effect on demand
- Fundamentals on the wayside
- Sneak-peek on planting intentions
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Nicole Thomas, Vice President – Information Services
March 10, 2020
- Corn
- Balance sheet unchanged
- COVID-19 sidelining Phase One deal with China
- Soybeans
- Soybean oil shows offsetting changes in balance sheet
- Impact of crude oil prices
- Sugar
- Lowered beet production
- Significantly lowered Mexico production
- 7.2% stocks-to-use ratio
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Kevin Combs, Vice President – Sweeteners Specialist
Expert: Nicole Thomas, Vice President – Information Services
March 6, 2020
- Mexican sugar production likely to fall to 5.38 MMT
- Will USDA increase imports from other sources?
- Will production rebound next year?
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Kevin Combs, Vice President – Sweeteners Specialist
February 28, 2020
- Sweetener Colloquium recap
- Sugar supply & demand concerns
- Where are 2021 prices headed?
- Sugar Program management
- Will USDA increase imports?
- Mexico
- Potential sugar production and supply to U.S.
- Coronavirus and impact on agricultural commodities
- Supply fears
- Exports to and from China
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Kevin Combs, Vice President – Sweeteners Specialist
February 26, 2020
Recorded Tuesday, February 25, 2020
- Colloquium recap
- Sugar industry update
- Buyer/seller gap
- Tightness in Mexico sugar supply
- Sugar policy
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Craig Ruffolo, Vice President – Commodity Specialist
February 21, 2020
- Cocoa futures increase 20 percent: Why?
- Production concerns?
- The future of the LID
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Jeffrey Rasinski, Consultant
February 14, 2020
- Forward look at the domestic raw sugar market
- What’s influencing the rise in the #11 market?
- Prediction for tightness Q3 2020
- Register for our Spring Seminar!
- And Happy Valentine’s Day!
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Craig Ruffolo, Vice President – Commodity Specialist
February 11, 2020
- Corn
- Yawn
- Although possible changes to acreage over the next few months
- Soybeans
- Drop in ending stocks
- Impact of the coronavirus
- Sugar
- Going to the Sweetener Colloquium? Take a pic with Mike and get a discount to our Spring Seminar!
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Nicole Thomas, Vice President – Information Services
