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Signs of La Niña & Have grain prices bottomed? & Implications for other commodities?
In this report: La Niña appears to be slowly forming Differences between El Niño and La Niña Some La Niña topics I will discuss over the next few months Why corn & soybean prices rallied after a slightly bearish September USDA crop report...
Weather Wealth Trade Ideas
9 am EDT Tuesday My next update will be on Monday, September 22 We are sort of approaching a shoulder month in many commodities, and the combination of Trade Tariffs, mixed weather news, and choppy action in grains, natural gas, and cocoa makes any...
Why coffee prices are exploding & What’s coming up later Tuesday?
Coffee: Weather will improve for Brazil in about 10 days, but Trade Tariff concerns are still affecting the market Prices are exploding from the same factors I discussed four to six weeks ago: Brazil Trade Tariffs, tight certified stocks, and the...
September USDA crop report preview; weather & commodity summary from coffee, cocoa to natural gas
My next report will be on Tuesday, September 17th, and will talk about La Niña and perhaps the coffee market, and some other topics. In this report: What's coming up in the next few weeks The mixed fundamentals in corn & soybeans Preview of...
(VIDEOS): Why natural gas prices keep rallying & cocoa and sugar prices are falling
6 a.m. EDT, Monday Important information from Jim Roemer Please note that from now on, you can click on the image under "WeatherWealth Trade Ideas" that will take you to a separate page with specific commodity trade ideas. I will update this page,...
Weather Spider Summary & What’s Coming Up On Monday?
Please note that due to family illnesses and travel these last few weeks, I am unable to take questions from clients until November 1st. In addition, questions are limited anyway to no more than one per month please. Thank You My next report will...
Ahead of Harvest: Why a dry late summer & stronger demand have created a run-up in corn prices
In This Report: Introduction Big net short position, dry Midwest end to summer and increased demand help corn prices rally Recent corn Spiders A look at corn seasonality and chart patterns A negative Indian Ocean Dipole: Good news for Australia but...
The Climatic Factors Influencing the 2025 Hurricane Season
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvUCcxnLUQA This video discusses how wind shear, African dust, a strong eastern Atlantic high-pressure ridge, and some cooling oceans near Africa have thus far resulted in a weaker-than-normal Atlantic hurricane...
What’s ahead the coming weeks & Quick comments about deforestation in Brazil & Sugar crop problems
In this report: Brazil's wildfires are offsetting what should be a bear market in sugar Top Trade Ideas? What's coming up in September and October? (A list of several topics I will be discussing) There is a holiday in the US on Monday. Otherwise,...
Beyond the Horizon: Could Volcanoes Disrupt the Midwest’s Huge Corn/Soybean Crops?
Please note that I am not taking any questions from subscribers for the next few weeks. Thanks — Jim In This Report Introduction How, back in April, I forecasted a big crop for US corn/soybean & my original bearish attitude Do volcanoes play a...
Quick Summary
Natural gas prices have a chance to go to $2.60 in the next couple weeks due to near record cool late August weather and. no hurricanes. I discussed this two weeks ago around $3.00. The EIA was friendly like I expected on Thursday, due to the hot...
Weather & Commodity Briefs
What's coming up Monday? I will discuss this volcano that erupted earlier this month and the major Russian earthquake it created. Will this affect corn belt harvest weather? A look at commodity markets in the last three months It has been the corn...
How Ocean Temperatures are Resulting in New Crop Concerns for West African Cocoa
In this report: Introduction: The charts and the weather look modestly bullish for cocoa The climatic factors that will influence cocoa production The crop cycles of cocoa 2022-23 El Niño, then record warm oceans & climate change cause...
Why soybean prices bottomed & quick comments about other markets and what’s coming up
Introduction: Indeed, the USDA crop report was bearish for corn with record yields, yet, it was bullish for soybeans, due to a sharp reduction in US acreage. However, there are many other factors affecting the soybean market. Prior to the USDA...
Quick summary of grains, coffee, sugar, cocoa and natural gas
Coming up on Monday August 18th and later in August What is the Bolivian High over South America? This will influence coffee and sugarcane weather deeper into 2025. It is critical that northern Brazil not have a drought again in order for coffee...
August USDA crop report preview; Trump-China soybean trade deal? New crop problems for cocoa & false Brazil frost rumors
Midnight, Monday a.m. EDT August 11th In this report Introduction Key aspects of the August USDA crop report that led to surprises The demand side of the equation for corn and soybeans? Look at the vegetative health of Midwest crops Warm nighttime...
Trade Tariffs & Hotter Late Summer Risks Bring Changes to Weather Spider Scores
Hi Everyone, It is 6:30 am German time on Friday. Due to client requests, I have once again been sending many more Weather Wealth reports than I normally do. No problem. While I will have a detailed report on Monday afternoon (EDT), ahead of the...
How low can grain prices go? New crop concerns for West African Cocoa? BS frost talk for Brazil & What’s coming up?
Some of this report was written very early Wednesday a.m. European time but not sent until 6 a.m. European time, Thursday In This Report: Coming up Monday Coming up later this Summer and in the Fall Correction to comments about Charlatans in a...