Episodes

Wednesday May 15, 2024
Live from the Sweets & Snacks Expo 2024!
Wednesday May 15, 2024
Wednesday May 15, 2024
- Well attended event put on by the National Confectioners Association
- Lots of sour going on!
- Freeze-dried candy: What was Mike’s favorite?
- Talk from all of the chocolate companies
- Switching from chocolate to compound?
- Using less amount on the product?
- And the winner of this year’s Candy Industry Kettle Award goes to…
- Our next webinar:
- Dairy Market Update on May 22, 2024
- Check your email for your invite or register at mckeany-flavell.com
Host/Expert: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO

Friday May 10, 2024
WASDE: Welcome 2024/25 to the party!
Friday May 10, 2024
Friday May 10, 2024
- Wheat
- New crop 2024/25 U.S. wheat largely as expected
- Global stocks remain at a deficit
- Will it struggle to hit USDA’s estimate?
- Corn
- Global balance sheet seemingly growing more portentous?
- Baby steps!
- Soy complex
- U.S. soybean, soybean oil picture for 2024/25 suggests loosening stocks scenario
- A quick note on soybean meal
- Sugar
- Not many supply-side changes expected for production
- New crop 2024/25 showing good numbers
- Expecting healthy increases?
- No growth: What’s driving that?
- Don’t forget to register for our next webinar!
- Dairy Market Update on May 22, 2024
- Look for your email invite or register directly at mckeany-flavell.com
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Eric Thornton, Commodity Specialist
Expert: Nicole Thomas, Vice President – Information Services
Expert: Kevin Combs, Vice President – Global Sweeteners Specialist

Friday May 03, 2024
The world sugar market
Friday May 03, 2024
Friday May 03, 2024
- How does the world sugar market affect the U.S. market?
- We’re at the lower range: Where do we go from here?
- Brazil sugar
- Expected record crop, but has that been walked back?
- India and Thailand sugar
- Will we see any more downside with the monsoon season coming soon?
- Our next webinar:
- Dairy Market Update on May 22, 2024
- Check your email or register at mckeany-flavell.com beginning May 8
- McKeany-Flavell’s Spring Market Seminar videos available soon!
- Registered attendees will have unlimited access
- Didn't attend but interested in purchasing the seminar on video? Contact us and we’ll set you up!
- Did you know McKeany-Flavell offers educational courses? Learn the foundational aspects of the commodity markets through our Corn & Corn Sweeteners, Sugar, Edibles Oils, Cocoa, Wheat, Energy, Futures & Options, and Strategic Sourcing 101 courses! Contact us to learn more!
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Kevin Combs, Vice President – Global Sweeteners Specialist

Friday Apr 26, 2024
Early days of planting progress: East vs. west
Friday Apr 26, 2024
Friday Apr 26, 2024
- Corn plantings and the five-year average
- What states are leading in soybean plantings?
- Where sugar beet plantings stand in the Red River Valley
- Our next webinar:
- Dairy Market Update on May 22, 2024
- Check your email or register at mckeany-flavell.com beginning May 8
- McKeany-Flavell’s Spring Market Seminar videos available soon!
- Registered attendees will have unlimited access
- Didn't attend but interested in purchasing the seminar on video? Contact us and we’ll set you up!
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Craig Ruffolo, Vice President – Commodity Specialist

Friday Apr 19, 2024
Wheat, weather, & crop conditions
Friday Apr 19, 2024
Friday Apr 19, 2024
- A status check on winter wheat conditions and the latest weather
- Are concerns brewing?
- Prices largely still stuck in a sideways trading range
- Global wheat production estimates are trending slightly lower
- That’s a wrap! McKeany-Flavell’s 2024 Spring Market Seminar is done!
- A special thanks to our wonderful guest speaker, Christian Moeller, Co-Founder, CEO & President of Lionheart Farms
- Digital versions available next week for registered attendees
- Didn't attend but interested in purchasing the seminar on video? Contact us and we’ll set you up!
Host: Shawn Bingham, Director of Risk Management
Expert: Eric Thornton, Commodity Specialist

Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
Recap from our 2024 Spring Market Seminar!
Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
Movers and Shakers
Technology. Sustainability. Opportunity.
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Nicole Thomas, Vice President – Information Services
Expert: Eric Thornton, Commodity Specialist
Expert: Jeffrey Rasinski, Consultant

Thursday Apr 11, 2024
April WASDE: Quiet confirmation
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
- Corn
- Global corn stocks under pressure: More to come?
- USDA vs. CONAB: Cage match!
- Soy complex
- Domestic soybean stocks keep growing
- And soybean oil too!
- What to watch for moving forward
- Wheat
- Wheat feed demand cut
- Good news for hard red spring wheat buyers!
- Sugar
- Beet sugar lowered on concern of warm temps in Midwest
- Mexico imports down: Production concerns?
- Sugar negotiations for 2024/25 progressing
- McKeany-Flavell’s Spring Market Seminar: Movers & Shakers
- Next Wednesday! April 17, 2024
- Register at mckeany-flavell.com
- Better hurry! Seats are filling up fast!
- Available to attend online as well.
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Nicole Thomas, Vice President – Information Services
Expert: Eric Thornton, Commodity Specialist

Friday Apr 05, 2024
Solid jobs report for March
Friday Apr 05, 2024
Friday Apr 05, 2024
- How many jobs were created last month?
- It’s a substantial number
- Unemployment edged down
- Average hourly earnings: Is it covering inflation?
- Fed cuts still likely
- McKeany-Flavell’s Spring Market Seminar: Movers & Shakers
- In less than two weeks! April 17, 2024
- Register at mckeany-flavell.com
- Better hurry! Seats are filling up fast!
Host: Kevin Combs, Vice President – Global Sweeteners Specialist
Expert: Shawn Bingham, Director of Risk Management

Thursday Mar 28, 2024
Grain Stocks & Prospective Plantings reports
Thursday Mar 28, 2024
Thursday Mar 28, 2024
- Corn and soybeans
- Corn shocker!
- Soybean, not so much
- Wheat
- A surprise in acreage
- Which wheat class is at a six-year high?
- Sugar
- Acreage numbers are curiously down; find out why
- McKeany-Flavell’s Spring Market Seminar: Movers & Shakers
- April 17, 2024
- Register at mckeany-flavell.com
- Hurry! Seats are filling up fast!
Host: Shawn Bingham, Director of Risk Management
Expert: Nicole Thomas, VP – Information Services

Tuesday Mar 26, 2024
Coconuts with Christian Moeller of Lionheart Farms
Tuesday Mar 26, 2024
Tuesday Mar 26, 2024
- Who is Lionheart Farms and what do you do?
- The down-low on coconut sap: A unique ingredient!
- What makes coconut palm one of the most efficient crops?
- What can users of coconut products expect in 2024?
- Mark your calendars!
- Upcoming webinar: Spring Market Outlook Webinar
- Tomorrow! Wednesday, March 27, 2024
- Register at mckeany-flavell.com
- McKeany-Flavell’s Spring Market Seminar coming April 17, 2024!
- Register at mckeany-flavell.com
- Seats are filling up fast!
- Upcoming webinar: Spring Market Outlook Webinar
Host: Nicole Thomas, VP - Information Services
Expert: Christian Moeller, Co-Founder, CEO & President, Lionheart Farms
Email: cem@lionheartfarms.com.ph

