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Friday May 24, 2024
Friday May 24, 2024
- Weather has improved!
- What does that mean for the tail end of the mid-crop and pod setting for next year’s main crop?
- Cocoa bean arrivals continue to lag, but have they been under reported?
- Why have Coffee and Cocoa Council (CCC) suspended operations for 40 coops?
- Mark your calendar for our next webinar!
- Summer Market Outlook webinar
- Wednesday, June 26
- First wave of invites going out June 12
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Jeffrey Rasinski, Consultant
Friday May 17, 2024
Friday May 17, 2024
- PPI: inflation is too hot!
- CPI: is inflation cooling too fast?
- Jobs growth slowed markedly
- What’s unemployment doing?
- What to expect for future inflation after bottoming in December
- Market's rate cut expectations holding steady this week, but is this counter to the Fed’s own statements?
- Next webinar is on Wednesday!
- Dairy Market Update on Wednesday, May 22, 2024
- Check your email for your invite or register at mckeany-flavell.com
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Shawn Bingham, Director of Risk Management
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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