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Monday May 12, 2025
Monday May 12, 2025
- Corn and soy complex
- Initial 2025/26 corn and soybean projections present headscratchers for consumption
- Higher YOY consumption for 2025/26 in corn for feed, exports, and soybean oil for biofuel and food
- Wheat
- New crop 2025/26 wheat stocks projected to reach a six-year high
- Many questions on wheat supply: Perhaps too optimistic out of the gate?
- Global wheat production reaches a record, while stocks remain flat
- Sugar
- 2024/25 deliveries for food use lowered by how much?
- Initial 2025/26 beet production forecast for beet and cane
- Missed our 2025 Spring Market Seminar in April?
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- Our next webinar
- Economy Update Webinar: Economic Growth, Employment, Inflation, & Global Trade
- Wed., May 21, 11am PT / 2pm ET
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Host/Expert: Kevin Combs, Vice President – Global Sweeteners Specialist
Expert: Nicole Thomas, Vice President – Information Services
Expert: Eric Thornton, Senior Commodity Advisor
Friday May 09, 2025
Friday May 09, 2025
- Sugar beet plantings are nearly complete
- What are the initial 2025/26 WASDE beet estimates likely to be?
- 2026 contracting is picking up pace, at about 50% complete
- Missed our 2025 Spring Market Seminar in April?
- IQ Premier-level subscribers may now watch presentation videos here!
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- Our next webinar is coming up!
- Economy Update Webinar: Economic Growth, Employment, Inflation, & Global Trade
- Wed., May 21, 11 am PT / 2 pm ET
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Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Kevin Combs, Vice President – Global Sweeteners Specialist
Friday May 02, 2025
Friday May 02, 2025
- GDP contracts for the first time since March 2022
- Unemployment rate unchanged, with an increase to month-over-month non-farm jobs
- What were the job winners?
- Why are manufacturing jobs remaining problematic?
- Thanks to all who participated in our 2025 Spring Market Seminar!
- Videos available soon on our IQ platform for IQ subscribers who attended!
- Save the date for our next webinar!
- Economy Update Webinar: Economic Growth, Employment, Inflation, & Global Trade
- Wed., May 21, 11 am PT / 2 pm ET
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Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Nicole Thomas, Vice President – Information Services
Expert: Shawn Bingham, Director of Commodity Risk Management
Friday Apr 25, 2025
Friday Apr 25, 2025
- Cocoa
- Why is cocoa remaining a commodity headache?
- Q1 2025 cocoa bean grinds were better than expectations
- U.S. cocoa bean stocks improve
- Sugar
- Brawley, CA sugar beet plant to close
- What does it mean for the sugar market?
- Brawley, CA sugar beet plant to close
- Thanks to all who participated in our 2025 Spring Market Seminar!
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Eric Thornton, Senior Commodity Advisor
Friday Apr 18, 2025
Friday Apr 18, 2025
- The dreaded “T” word and its impact on a few edible oil categories
- Why the bullishness in soybean oil futures?
- Join us next Wednesday, April 23!
- McKeany-Flavell’s 2025 Spring Market Seminar: Industry Trends & Consumption
- Live online event! Free for all clients!
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Host: Craig Ruffolo, Vice President – Commodity Specialist
Expert: Nicole Thomas, Vice President – Information Services
Thursday Apr 10, 2025
Thursday Apr 10, 2025
- Soy complex
- Slight change to soybean ending stocks
- Production increases in soybean oil along with decreases to biofuels and food use were mostly offset by an increase to exports
- Wheat
- Significant increases to hard red winter and spring wheat
- How has the market reacted?
- Significant increases to hard red winter and spring wheat
- Corn
- Corn use up putting ending stocks-to-use down
- Sugar
- Beet production up to a record, while cane production is lowered
- High-tier imports increased
- McKeany-Flavell’s 2025 Spring Market Seminar: Industry Trends & Consumption
- Live online event! Free for all clients!
- Wednesday, April 23, 2025
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Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Shawn Bingham, Director of Commodity Risk Management
Expert: Kevin Combs, Vice President – Global Sweeteners Specialist
Friday Apr 04, 2025
Friday Apr 04, 2025
- Recent avian flu hits & spring migration
- Egg supply & current demand
- A sneak peek at eggs being covered at our Spring Seminar
- McKeany-Flavell’s 2025 Spring Market Seminar: Industry Trends & Consumption
- Live online event! Free for all clients!
- Wednesday, April 23, 2025
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Host: Eric Thornton, Senior Commodity Advisor
Expert: Marilyn Adutwum, Data Analyst
Monday Mar 31, 2025
Monday Mar 31, 2025
- Corn and soybeans
- Corn, soybean acreage relatively in line with pre-report estimates
- Less corn, soybeans in on-farm storage than last year
- Wheat
- Second fewest planted wheat acres on record
- Hard red spring wheat down how much?
- Wheat stocks come in slightly bearish and above expectations
- Sugar
- Beet planting area forecast to increase
- Minnesota and North Dakota both up
- McKeany-Flavell’s 2025 Spring Market Seminar: Industry Trends & Consumption
- Live online event! Free for all clients!
- Wednesday, April 23, 2025
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Host/Expert: Kevin Combs, Vice President – Global Sweeteners Specialist
Expert: Nicole Thomas, Vice President – Information Services
Expert: Eric Thornton, Senior Commodity Advisor
Friday Mar 28, 2025
Friday Mar 28, 2025
- Market expects more corn acreage vs. soybeans, but just how much?
- Wheat acres could see a small increase vs. last year
- Wheat futures also reach fresh contract lows today: Great buying opportunity!
- Grain stocks may surprise more than the acreage report, so too could the Apr. 2 tariff deadline
- McKeany-Flavell’s 2025 Spring Market Seminar: Industry Trends & Consumption
- Live online event! Free for all clients!
- Wednesday, April 23, 2025
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Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Eric Thornton, Senior Commodity Advisor
Friday Mar 21, 2025
Friday Mar 21, 2025
- Wheat
- U.S. winter wheat crop has endured challenges
- Will April rains be welcomed?
- Weather
- La Niña expected to fade in the coming weeks
- U.S. Midwest dealing with more drought and dryness headed into spring planting season
- Economy
- Fed holds rates steady but eases via treasury holdings
- FOMC lowers 2025 growth forecast and raises inflation forecast
- With two opposite battles to find, will Chairman Powell likely choose slowing growth as the most eminent problem?
- Join us next Wednesday, March 26 for our Seasonal Market Outlook webinar!
- Look out for your invite or sign up now on mckeany-flavell.com
- McKeany-Flavell’s 2025 Spring Market Seminar: Industry Trends & Consumption
- Live online event! Free for all clients!
- Wednesday, April 23, 2025
- Visit mckeany-flavell.com to register today!
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Eric Thornton, Senior Commodity Advisor
Expert: Shawn Bingham, Director of Commodity Risk Management