El Niño

An unprecedented spike in sugar prices worldwide has been observed, primarily as a result of adverse weather conditions associated with El Nino, damaging crops. As per an Associated Press report on Sunday, the surge in sugar prices has hit its highest since 2011. The abnormal weather...

The stars are aligning for the 2018-2019 Atlantic grain season to give dry bulk shipping a much-needed boost. With a looming threat of a severe El Nino likely to prolong the drought in Australia and cause very dry weather across Russia and the Ukraine, exports of record crops from South America and...

Analysts at 720 Global believe that they have identified a coming transition that could be very profitable for traders. This transition has nothing to do with the stock market or the business world. It has to do with the weather. 720 Global believes that the possible transition from a historic...

This winter, El Nino was responsible for increasing sea surface temperatures which in turn gave rise to unpredictable weather, affecting agricultural commodities like palm oil, sugar and dairy. Unusual weather patters made it difficult for farmers to maintain their crop yields and prices rose in...

Earlier this year, forecasts for the El Niño weather phenomenon pushed many investors to enter the commodity space on expectations that food prices were going to rise. For those that did, recent reports from government officials that the weather pattern could be its most severe in almost 20 years...

This year’s weather patterns indicate another cold winter ahead. Macquarie believes that winter clothing makers are the best way to trade the cold winter. The firm prefers VF Corp (NYSE: VFC) over Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ: COLM) and Deckers Outdoor Corp (NYSE: DECK). The vast...

This year, El Niño is forecast to upend weather patterns across the world and wreak havoc farmers, especially in regions where access to irrigation is limited. The weather phenomenon is expected to cut down on rainfall in Australian and Southern Asia and create unusually wet weather in...