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Conclusions From Brazil Coffee Field Research - South Minas Gerais – January 2025
Date: Jan 21-23rd Visited: Varginha, Três Pontas, Guaxupé, Areado – farms and cooperatives Takeaways · There has been a visual...

Igor Bragato
Jan 2813 min read


Key lessons from the coffee market in 2024 – a retrospect
2024 was a historic year for coffee where prices rallied above $3 to an all-time high for the market. While this price was not as crazy...

Igor Bragato
Jan 146 min read


Sugar Market Sells Off Below 3-Month Bearish Trend Channel
The #sugar market experienced a sharp -0.9c selloff today, breaking below the lower boundary of the well-established 3-month...

Igor Bragato
Dec 17, 20241 min read


Coffee Breaks Out 50 Year Highs - Uncharted Waters Ahead
The #Arabica #coffeemarket has rallied to unprecedent highs this morning, surpassing all-time highs of 330c by hefty 16c while breaking...

Ryan Delany
Dec 10, 20246 min read


Conclusions From Brazil #Coffee Market & Field Research
Disclaimer: This was a two-day field research trip, which included a series of discussions with a broad range of stakeholders. We...

Igor Bragato
Dec 4, 202412 min read


A Coffee Trader's Journey
I wanted to write a brief note here to pay tribute to a great trader who passed away last week, Jon Stefenson. He was one of my friends...

Ryan Delany
Nov 5, 20245 min read


Top 5 Continuation Patterns for #Commodity Traders
Introduction In financial markets, technical analysis is the practice of interpreting price action, volume and other trading data,...
Diego Miranda
Oct 30, 20248 min read


Impact of Recent USD Trends on the Coffee Market – a Retrospective
The US #dollar is one of the many factors (of which fundamentals are primary) that influence the #coffeemarket. Notably in the last two...

Igor Bragato
Oct 23, 20243 min read


Coffee Exports Overview of 23/24 Season
The 23/24 coffee season ended in September, and some of the main producing countries have published their full-season export...

Igor Bragato
Oct 16, 20243 min read


Brazil Forecasts Show Abundant Rainfall Underway
The Brazil precipitation outlook has made a dramatic turn around over the last few days, transitioning from dry forecasts igniting fears of a disastrous crop to predicting widespread and abundant rain for October, the main flowering period. Just a week ago, there was little confidence that rain would reach the coffee regions in time for flowering, but now there is nearly a universal agreement that they will arrive on schedule.

Igor Bragato
Oct 9, 20244 min read


Top 5 Reversal Patterns for Commodity Traders
Introduction Technical analysis is the practice of interpreting prices, volume and other trading data, with the goal of forecasting...
Diego Miranda
Sep 12, 20248 min read


Cocoa Origin Focus: Ivory Coast
At-A-Glance Production : Annual cocoa production volume: Approximately 2.0 million tonnes (40% of the world supply) Cocoa Types :...
Diego Miranda
Aug 6, 20246 min read


Cotton Biology For Traders
Introduction Like many commodity futures, cotton is a volatile asset with sharp bullish rallies and depressing bear markets. ...
Diego Miranda
Jul 19, 20248 min read


State of the Coffee Market Part 2
Continuation from Part 1

Ryan Delany
Jul 18, 20242 min read


State of the Coffee Market Part 1
Coffee prices have rallied once again this month we are testing the highs of the post 2021 frost era for the second time in just a few...

Ryan Delany
Jul 18, 20243 min read


Brazil Cecafe Exports Sharply Down
Brazil Cecafe exports came in sharply down last month at 3.57 million bags, which is nearly a 20% decrease from the month prior. Is this...

Ryan Delany
Jul 11, 20244 min read


Using the COT to Predict Commodity Prices
The COT is one of those key reports that everyone in the coffee market can receive for free and it can be used to effectively predict...

Ryan Delany
Jul 3, 20246 min read


Cotton Report Focus 3: Open Interest
Updated: May 22, 2024 One of the reports that serious traders look at on a daily is the Open Interest reports. This report gives rapid...

Ryan Delany
Jun 21, 20244 min read


Sugar Report Focus 3: Open Interest
Updated: May 22, 2024 One of the reports that serious traders look at on a daily is the Open Interest reports. This report gives rapid...

Ryan Delany
Jun 21, 20245 min read


Cocoa Plant Biology for Traders
From 2023 to 2024 Cocoa dramatically rallied in price, to an unprecedented $12000 per MT, more than double the previous unchallenged 1977...

Ryan Delany
Jun 19, 20248 min read
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