In two weeks, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) will resume price reporting on propane (assuming there’s no government shutdown). The price reporting stops at the end of March, but as of 27 March prices were $0.96 per gallon, the lowest March average since 2020. Currently the commercial markets are down; it is one of the few energy commodities that is down on the year other than natural gas, which has declined from record peaks. According to the EIA’s Sepetmber short term energy outlook, inventories are expected to be at the top of the five-year average range, and even slightly exceed it in early 2024. Prices for the end of 2023 and into 2024 are forecast below the 2022 averages.
This outlook is positiv...
What You Need to Know Today: The hot, dry weather forecast continues to drive strength in grain futures with corn and soybeans hitting another day of strong gains. Monday’s Crop Progress and Conditions data were in line with market expectations and showed relatively few concerns for the...
Yesterday we wrote about the Q1 GDP numbers and the June employment reports in an article entitled Real GDP for Q1 Relying on AI Buildout, Held Back by Consumer Spending. That article mentioned that consumer spending had become a drag on GDP. Nonetheless, real GDP in Q1 was revised upward to 2...
Key Takeaways: The Middle East and North Africa's arid climate and limited water resources have created a structural dependence on imported wheat. Government wheat tenders in major importing countries serve as important benchmarks for global trade, providing insight into exporter competitivene...
