http://blog.commodityweather.com Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:44:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   http://strataconf.com/stratany2011   http://blog.commodityweather.com/2011/09/19/weather-for-strataconf-this-week/   from Naval Research Lab     http://blog.commodityweather.com/2011/08/26/irene-visible-satellite-image/ Current satellite showing a lull over cane regions.  Also, overnight sugar up almost 6%     http://blog.commodityweather.com/2011/08/21/monsoon-update/ Last week's rainfall totals in India's sugarcane regions has been light in both growing belts; see IMD map below.  Current water vapor satellite is showing less activity in more weak activity & this supports the JulAug dryness that the Weather Trends long range forecast had predicted for this period.  With tight ... http://blog.commodityweather.com/2011/08/05/rain-light-in-indias-cane-regions/ The Food and Agricultural Organization's Food Price Indices through June are shown below.  Note the move in sugar since May; many of the reasons for this upward move have been discussed and anticipated in our weekly reports over the last few months.  Most recently, a widely distributed estimate from Canaplan ... http://blog.commodityweather.com/2011/07/22/fao-july-food-price-index/   24 hour forecast from wt360     http://blog.commodityweather.com/2011/07/22/24-hour-forecast-easton-pa/ Excerpt from the note that went out to Weather Trends clients yesterday (Monday) morning: In light of the softer market regarding futures prices, extreme heat across the corn belt this week should add some strength to the sector with widespread warmer temperatures and a drier pattern in the southern belt for ... http://blog.commodityweather.com/2011/07/19/us-corn-note-18-july/ Projected track of Typhoon Ma-on from the Japan Met Agency; current satellite below.           http://blog.commodityweather.com/2011/07/19/typhoon-ma-on/ World Sugar (Oct) has crossed 29 cents/lb on Thursday as the increasing cost of food prices (sugar included) has added to global inflationary pressures.  The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said in a recent statement that the increasing pressure on food prices will be sustained and that while some food ... http://blog.commodityweather.com/2011/07/07/sugar-exhibiting-strength/ http://blog.commodityweather.com/2011/06/28/sugar-holding-steady/