Episodes
Friday Dec 22, 2023
‘Twas the night before Christmas, McKeany-Flavell style!
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Grab your hot cocoa, sit back, and enjoy this year's McKeany-Flavell holiday poem. Happy Holidays!
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Nicole Thomas, Vice President – Information Services
Friday Dec 15, 2023
Innovations in the candy industry with AJ Khoury of Capol
Friday Dec 15, 2023
Friday Dec 15, 2023
- Innovations that are solving challenges in the candy industry
- The brilliance of gummy vitamins
- MCT oils: What are they?
- The shift in edible oils and respective availability
- Western Candy Conference: March 20-24, 2024
- Come join us!
- Registration available at Western Candy Conference
- Reach out to AJ at Khoury@capol-group.com
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Guest: AJ Khoury, Technical Dir. of Sales, Capol
Friday Dec 08, 2023
December WASDE: Sugar, sugar, sugar
Friday Dec 08, 2023
Friday Dec 08, 2023
- Corn, soy complex, and wheat
- No major change to grains balance sheet
- Sugar
- Sugar imports increased
- Stocks-to-use at only 12.8%, below the target 13.5%
- High-tier imports raised massively
- Mark your calendars!
- Spring Market Seminar: April 17, 2024
- Le Méridien Chicago - Oakbrook, IL
- Registration opens January 2024
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Kevin Combs, Vice President – Global Sweeteners Specialist
Expert: Craig Ruffolo, Vice President – Commodity Specialist
Friday Dec 01, 2023
Wheat plantings & sugar adjustments
Friday Dec 01, 2023
Friday Dec 01, 2023
- Wheat
- Best winter wheat planting conditions since 2019
- Optimism for better yields and production weighs on prices
- Sugar
- USDA adjusts raw sugar TRQ
- Mark your calendars!
- Spring Market Seminar: April 17, 2024
- Le Méridien Chicago - Oakbrook, IL
- Registration opens January 2024
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Eric Thornton, Commodity Specialist
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
Thanksgiving Day advice from Nicole & Mike
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
- Unpacking the cost of a Thanksgiving Day meal
- Estimates vs. reality
- Nicole carves those numbers up!
- Fashion advice for the big day
- Football friends and foes
- Coping strategies for problem family members
- Wishing you a safe and happy Thanksgiving holiday!
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Nicole Thomas, Vice President – Information Services
Friday Nov 17, 2023
Energy Markets webinar highlights
Friday Nov 17, 2023
Friday Nov 17, 2023
- U.S. crude oil hits record monthly production
- Operational oil rigs are 25% fewer?
- U.S. per capita gasoline demand and consumption expectations
- The impact of fuel efficiency and EVs
- The effect renewable diesel and SAF will have on feedstock usage
- Become a subscriber to McKeany-Flavell's IQ Ingredient Intelligence platform!
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Shawn Bingham, Director of Risk Management
Thursday Nov 09, 2023
November WASDE with updates a long time coming
Thursday Nov 09, 2023
Thursday Nov 09, 2023
- Wheat
- USDA finally gets on par with changes to Indian and Russian production
- U.S. balance ending stocks rise 14 million bushels
- Corn & soy complex
- USDA revises corn, soybean yield higher
- Tight stocks get tighter
- 2022/23 strong year for soybean oil in biofuel setting up lower stocks for 2023/24
- Sugar
- Beet crop raised to record 5.363 million STRV
- USDA states they now recognize high-tier imports are important part of supply under current market conditions
- Next week's webinar: Energy Markets Update with Shawn Bingham and Jeff Rasinski
- Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, 11am PT / 2pm ET
- Register now at mckeany-flavell.com
Host: Nicole Thomas, Vice President – Information Services
Expert: Eric Thornton, Commodity Specialist
Expert: Kevin Combs, Vice President – Global Sweeteners Specialist
Friday Nov 03, 2023
Quick hitters: What commodity buyers should be watching for in the near term
Friday Nov 03, 2023
Friday Nov 03, 2023
- Weather in the U.S. and South America will have a heavy influence on production expectations for grains
- Watch the #11 sugar market: Is it possible to see even higher prices?
- West Africa cocoa production will either confirm or debunk supply concerns currently in the news
- Quick picks on energy ahead of webinar
- Next webinar: Energy Markets Update with Shawn Bingham and Jeff Rasinski
- Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, 11am PT / 2pm ET
- Register now at mckeany-flavell.com
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Eric Thornton, Commodity Specialist
Friday Oct 27, 2023
Sugar: An update on harvest & a look into the year ahead
Friday Oct 27, 2023
Friday Oct 27, 2023
- Draught in Mexico reducing cane prospects
- U.S. beet and cane harvest update
- Red River Valley and Florida look great
- Texas is suffering from drought
- What will the USDA do?
- Mark your calendars for our next webinar on the energy market
- Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, 11am PT / 2pm ET
- Be on the lookout for your invite coming soon!
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Kevin Combs, Vice President – Global Sweeteners Specialist
Friday Oct 20, 2023
Cocoa & soybean oil: Spoooooky markets this Halloween season
Friday Oct 20, 2023
Friday Oct 20, 2023
- Cocoa and chocolate
- Q3 cocoa grind deteriorates further
- North America suffers worst reported Q3 grind in past 15 years
- Soybean oil
- Soybean oil futures may “rise from the dead”?
- Strength in soybean oil consumption: providing a jump scare down the road!
Host/Expert: Nicole Thomas, Vice President – Information Services
Expert: Jeffrey Rasinski, Consultant