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Long-Range Weather Forecasting Methods for Australian Agriculture & A Look at the Russian Wheat Situation
After back to back droughts and historical forest fires a year ago, which teleconnections such as La Nina, the Indian Dipole and others will play a role in Australia’s climate in the months ahead?
As Gold & Silver Soar, Could India’s Weather Play A Role?
One of the big commodity moves this year, of course, has been in precious metals. For the experienced investor, the ratio between gold and silver is, perhaps, one of the significant indicators used to determine the optimum timing in buying and...
Using ClimatePredict To Access Historical Weather Discussion About Soybeans, Natural Gas, and Cotton
A look at factors affecting soybeans, our view about the natural gas market and why cotton prices collapsed.
An Updated Look At Global Weather Patterns For Commodities
While gold and silver prices challenge new all time highs, most ag commodities and natural gas, continue in the doldrums due to Covid-19 and generally good weather for global crops
Three Gorges Dam Reported “Deformed Slightly” But Holding
Xinhua, the Chinese state news agency, reported on Tuesday June 21st that non-structural, peripheral parts of China's Three Gorges dam had buckled during the weekend's severe flooding. Controlling the country's might Yangtze River, which crested...
More Historic China Floods But Could It Boost Global Commodity Prices? Midwest Weather Update
The weather is a bit confusing for can and soybeans currently with very warm night-time temperatures, but off and on rains. Chinese buying is unusual this time of the year of grains and may be due, in part, from recent flooding in some areas of China
Cloudy Skies Continue For Corn & Soybean Prices And A Look At Historical July Seasonal Trades
The corn and soybean market has been reeling since last Friday when there was a forecast change due to several fronts within a dome, keeping heat and dryness much further south.
Is Midwest, Texas, And Southern U.S. Agriculture Doomed By A Summer Heat Dome?
Corn and soybean prices fell on Friday as models early in the morning looked wetter for parts of Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. Expect volatile grain trading in the weeks ahead but still some potential crop problems, especially for soybeans and cotton in the south and potentially, the western corn belt, deeper into July
Is The Dome Of Doom Coming To A Corn Field Near You?
The grain market has, of course, been in the gutter for years. This was brought on by the Trade War with China, ethanol plants closing due to low crude oil prices, COVID-19, and record crops around the world. However, all of that could be changing....
What Is An MCC? Summer Grain Market, Nervous, While Natural Gas Prices Soar On Heat
Volatile grain trading continued this week, in which scattered important rains are hitting parts of the grain belt on Thursday and this weekend, vs some longer term implications of a hot summer. It is the heat that has really begun to excite the natural gas market.
Will Any Commodities See Post July 4th Fireworks? And Discussion of Corn Belt Weather And Past Droughts
All eyes will be on Midwest weather for corn and soybeans the next 7 weeks. Will a developing heat wave and dryness expand into the grain belt? This report shows an historical comparison of just two of the more recent summer-time droughts and bull markets in grains
SPECIAL UPDATE—Will There Be Post July 4th Fireworks In Natural Gas, Grains and Cotton from Hot-Dry Weather?
With Covid19, China demand questions and various summer analog, most of my recommendations based on weather, ag commodities and natural gas are in options
Market To Market Podcast(Iowa PBS Farm Radio) Interview With Jim Roemer
Weather Wealth Please go to the link below to hear my latest interview about weather and commodities and the Midwest grain belt. This interview was done in June when at the time, I was bearish grains However, several key features have changed in...
Earth Burning Up, Again! Implications Of Ocean Temperatures On Summer Midwest Grain/Natural Gas Weather
Last Sunday night I had a strong feeling that perhaps corn prices were going to bottom with a potential Midwest July heat wave. In addition, the big short position natural gas prices caused many traders to run for the hills with extreme early July heat likely in several key US consuming regions
More About La Nina, The SOI Index, Best Weather Spider, Heat Ridge In Western Corn and Cotton Belt?
Most commodities continue to be in bear markets with the exception of cotton, crude oil and gold, and maybe a couple of others. This is because of generally big global crops and stockpiles (corn, wheat, coffee, etc.). It is also because of demand...
Drought, Politics, Climate Change: SE Asia’s Choppy Mekong Water
Drought has prevailed from Myanmar through Vietnam for months. With the Mekong River at some of its lowest levels in decades, monsoon rains began in parts of SE Asia in June. Starting in Tibet, the Mekong winds through six countries: China,...
Flooding Rains In Parts Of West Africa Need To Stop To Insure A good Cocoa Crop
Cocoa prices have hit major support. The sell-off the last few months has been on ideas of less global demand, in part due to COVID-19. What seemed like a potential bull market last winter in the face of a strong Harmattan wind in West Africa and...
Do All La Nina Years Result In Lower Midwest Corn Crops?
There are many firms calling for La Nina type dryness and heat, but right now, ideal conditions exist for Midwest grains and this report talks about that, my long range forecasting techniques, as well as coffee, natural gas and more
