★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesMarketsPolitics & Policy Time is Running out for Black Sea Grain Deal Renewal, Yet Wheat Prices Continue Ticking Lower With just 10 days to go before the Black Sea Grain Initiative is set to expire, posturing by Russia suggests…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 7, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesEconomics & Trade Russia Likely to Renew Black Sea Shipping Deal with Ukraine, But Potential for Wintertime Escalation Looms After several weeks of negotiations, it appears Russia will agree to an extension of their deal with Ukraine, Turkey, and…McAlinden Research PartnersNovember 15, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesEconomics & Trade Escalating Warfare Wrecks Ukraine’s Grain Harvest and Undermines Russian Exports Crop futures are back on the rise, particularly among key grains like corn and wheat. While drought conditions in several major…McAlinden Research PartnersOctober 3, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesEconomics & Trade Coffee Prices Climb Higher on Weaker Inventories and Crumbling Harvests Across Several Continents Coffee futures jumped back to six-month highs this week on thinning inventories and forecasts for weaker crop yields from key…McAlinden Research PartnersAugust 25, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesTransportation Grain Prices Slashed as Shipping Out of Ukraine Resumes, But Serious Risks Remain The first wave of commercial ships to disembark from Ukraine carrying grains and other agricultural goods are nearing their destinations. Easing…McAlinden Research PartnersAugust 15, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesEconomics & Trade Wheat Prices Continue to Push Higher in the Wake of Slowing Global Grain Trade Food prices are increasing across the board, but the rise in wheat prices has been particularly steep over the last…McAlinden Research PartnersMay 17, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesTransportation Food Crisis Fears Rise, Vertical Farming Tech Could Present Long-Term Solution for Food Insecurity The war in Ukraine has materially disrupted the export and transportation of agricultural commodities, stoking fears of a global food crisis…McAlinden Research PartnersApril 18, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesEconomics & Trade Crop Prices Soar Amid Russian Invasion, Drought Conditions, and Rising Fertilizer Costs Agricultural commodity futures have broken out to new highs in recent weeks as the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 3, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerEconomics & TradePolitics & Policy Russia-Ukraine Tensions Put Global Food Trade at Risk, Mounting Headwinds Face Agriculture Industry Crop futures remain elevated due to ongoing drought and adverse weather predictions for 2022. Several new catalysts have arisen that…McAlinden Research PartnersJanuary 24, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesEnergy & Environment Water Scarcity Spreads Across the Globe, Threatens Supply Chains and Agricultural Industry Water shortages around the globe are worsening, stoking fears of energy shortages and economic instability. In China, per capita water…McAlinden Research PartnersDecember 9, 2021