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Author: Michael Ferrari

US Sugarbeet Planting Delays

The US beet crop is well behind schedule for spring planting, in part due to the cold and wet pattern that has been persistent over the last month.  The Red River at Fargo has come down, but is still well above flood stage...

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US Corn Crop Progress

The USDA/NASS Crop Progress report issued yesterday afternoon underscored the note that we had put out to clients the previous week.  US corn planting is still significantly behind the pace set last year.  As of May 1,...

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Weather & Commerce

Looking forward to the Standard Chartered Bank Earth Resource Conference in Hong Kong this June.  Interesting speakers on all of the day’s panels.    

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Weather and Societal Impacts

As expected, much of the day has been spent assessing the damages associated with yesterday’s devastating tornado outbreak in the southern US.  Currently, this is being ranked as the third deadliest event since...

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WTI sugar notes

May sugar futures slid in last week’s early sessions, but recovered back to the 24 cent range by the end of the week.  The news of China’s  plans on becoming a more significant buyer of physical sugar...

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Red River Flood Stage

As the graphic from the NWS Advanced Hydro Prediction Service shows, the Red River at Fargo is forecast to remain well above major flood stage through this Friday.  Certain impacts to sugarbeet plantings.

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