Author: Michael Ferrari, PhD
VP, Applied Technology & Research
ICE sugar futures showed a little strength last week after testing the lows in the upper 13 cent range; while conditions on the physical side of the market are improving, supply concerns are far from over. The International Sugar Organization’s recent estimate of a global shortfall of 8.5 [...]

Author: Michael Ferrari, PhD
VP, Applied Technology & Research
Spot sugar futures are hovering around the low 14 cent range, with the start of the week showing some strength as many in the market may have seen the recent slide as overdone. While crude oil along with the
broader commodity futures market continuing to slide, [...]

For the start of the Indian Monsoon period, here is what WTI is looking regarding weekly precipitation totals in Kerala.  The notation in parenthesis indicates the comparison vs. last year (2010 [...]