Author: Michael Ferrari, PhD VP, Applied Technology & Research ‘Parasitic Trading’ being blamed (photo from the FT) In a letter to the InterContinental Exchange (ICE), the sharp rise in raw sugar...
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Ferrari, PhD VP, Applied Technology & Research The recent proliferation of articles discussing a deficit in the global sugar balance should not be news. The market awareness of a potential supply...
Read MoreThe Southern Oscillation Index value for January2011 was again strongly entrenched in positive phase (chart from the Australia Bureau of Met). La Nina conditions to continue, with effects on prices of everything from corn to...
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Ferrari, PhD VP, Applied Technology & Research If the recent widespread flooding across Queensland wasn’t enough, Cyclone Yasi just made landfall. This impressive system will only add to the...
Read MoreWe are seeing continued strength across the grain/oilseed sector with soybeans leading the way, crossing and staying above the14 mark. All the primary sectors here trading well above the 200 day moving average, and with supply...
Read MoreBrent crude crosses $100 today and WTI futures above $92. These are the highest trading levels in Brent in over two years. Fears over further MENA instability obviously serving as the catalyst this...
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Ferrari, PhD VP, Applied Technology & Research Tight stocks in the US cotton market coupled with a heightened awareness of potential weather risks due to La Nina at the start of 2011 signal incereased...
Read MoreI’ll be at the American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting from Jan 24-27. I will be giving a talk on Tuesday on 2010 weather events and impacts to the global food supply chain, and a poster on Wednesday...
Read MoreElectricity prices in the Nordic countries are currently trading at historic highs, partly due to low reservoir levels across the region. Manufacturing activities in a number of commercial sectors which rely on...
Read MoreI like the placement of the low from the Canadian...
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