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Winterkill to U.S. wheat, historic record cold and Bombogenesis?
Record cold and very warm Atlantic SSTs may lead to a major snowstorm this week. "Explosive cyclogenesis" refers to a rapidly deepening extratropical cyclonic low-pressure area. The less scientific names for this rare phenomenon are: Weather bomb...
Record Snows hit Erie, energy prices soar and a look at Climatech for world crops
Bitter Cold Cold weather is affecting energy markets. After a normal to warm early December, our original winter forecast for cold weather is coming to fruition with temps in the Midwest expected to be as much as 10-15 degrees below zero the next...
3 Guys Step Into the Oval Office
The title may sound like the first line of a joke, but this is about the environment. Environmental Destruction is No Joke The following brief dissertation is not a joke, but there is a joker in the narrative. See if you can spot him. Theodore...
Several snowstorms will bring white Christmas but hinder travel
First White Christmas in Years Winter is only a day old and Jack Frost is already planning a trip to America. Temperatures from Montana to Pennsylvania will range 20 to 25 degrees F below normal for this time of year. Three snowstorms will track...
Wheat price collapse, the WHWP and Argentina soybeans
In the face of growing drought in the Plains and the historical brush fires out west, (which are causing sell-offs in certain insurance stocks and municipal bonds in parts of California are taking a hit) why has the wheat market not responded yet?...
Developing global weather issues for grains?
South America Grains Grain traders are watching a developing La Niña. What happens to production over the next two to three months will have a big impact on corn (ETF:CORN) and especially South American soybean production (ETF:SOY) . In the event...
The November 30th Delaware Earthquake – was the coming SUPERMOON the culprit?
“THIS IS WILD!” (USGS says of Dover 4.1 earthquake) http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2017/11/30/earthquake-strikes-kent-county-thursday/911208001/ It was the strongest quake ever measured for the state of Delaware. Is it possible that...
Bali’s Mount Agung. The Negative AO Index and East Coast Mid December Snow
Stratosphere Warming Above Warming over the Arctic will cause the Arctic Oscillation (AO) index go to negative in December. Bali’s aging volcano, Mount Agung, is spewing ash (see video below). Thousands of tourists have changed vacation plans at...
BLOOMBERG RADIO—HAVE WHEAT PRICES BOTTOMED, GLOBAL MARKETS AND LA NINA
Listen to Jim Roemer on Bloomberg Radio 11-23-2017
LA NINA: IS IT ALL HYPE AND HOW IT AFFECTS GLOBAL COMMODITIES?
There has been some talk that the present La Nina is the strongest since 2011-2012; when droughts plagued, not only southern Brazil and Argentina soybeans, but U.S. crops the following summer. This resulted in a bullish long term cycle in grains....
USDA report and beneficial Brazil rainfall weaken corn prices
Corn futures have floated between $3.60 and $3.70 since mid-September. That is, until last Thursday. See the March prices below from Barchart.com. USDA Report The big news from the release was the increase in corn yields expected in the U.S. to...
NEAR RECORD NEGATIVE WPO INDEX SENDS NATURAL GAS PRICES, SOARING. WHAT’S THE WPO?
As La Nina forms, and the oceans cool in the equatorial Pacific, winters tend to start out mild for the most eastern ski resorts and the majority of U.S. energy areas, but there are exceptions. 1995 and 1985 were two La Nina events that had a huge...
LA NINA AND THE WPO—GREAT EARLY SKI SEASON OUT WEST
The negative Western Pacific Oscillation index (WPO) is depicted by a warm, strong block to the NW of Alaska well into November. The strong negative phase of the QBO (stratospheric winds, some 25-50 miles in the stratosphere) could result in this...
THE MJO, LA NINA AND HOW THEY AFFECT GLOBAL COMMODITIES
There is a little tropical wave called the MJO that for many years was not taken into account by meteorologists, or many global forecast models. In recent years, these storm impulses have become much more precocious in the minds of many weather...
HURRICANE OPHELIA: Was Mother Nature having a bit of fun with us?
FEATURED IMAGE SOURCE: news.nationalgeographic.com The National Geographic website ran a story on October 16 about the extraordinary attributes of the tenth named storm of the year, Ophelia. The author, Elaina Zachos, wrote: ”Cyclonic...
High Winds and Dry Weather Aided Deadly CA Fire; Rain on the way
The Tubbs and Atlas (as well as several other small fires) fires began on October 8th. The death toll climbed to 44 today. It is likely to continue rising, as several people are unaccounted for. The fire completely destroyed thousands of homes....
Cocoa prices have rallied; will they break out of summer range?
Consolidation in Cocoa Prices September became the first month since March that December Cocoa Futures did not drop to $1830. Cocoa prices have been hovering in a range between ~$1800 and $2100 in the same period. There just doesn't seem to be...
Why have soybean prices been so volatile?
Soybean price image source: Barchart.com Soybeans futures have been on a bit of a roller coaster ride since mid-summer. Prices peaked in early July as drought conditions in parts of Iowa were occurring. With several weeks...
