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How Will La Niña Affect Global Agricultural Markets?
29 October 2020 | 6:00 PM
30 October 2020 | 12:00 AM
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Unusual Weather Patterns Affect Global Agriculture
La Niña is a climate pattern which can trigger large shifts in weather—making some parts of the world hotter and drier, and others cooler and wetter in—that can persist for several seasons, with significant impacts on global agriculture. In this webinar, join us for a discussion on how to understand and anticipate the main effects of La Niña on agricultural markets, particularly for corn, soy, wheat, palm oil, coffee, sugar, and cocoa.
In This Webinar We Will Discuss
- How corn and soybean markets around the world will feel the impact of drought in South America
- How La Niña will affect nearly every major wheat producing region in the world
- The potential impact of increased rainfall in Southeast Asia on palm oil
- Risks for coffee and sugar production
Speakers
William Osnato
Senior Research Analyst
Will has been a research analyst in agricultural commodities for over a decade. Before joining Gro, he was a strategist at Balyasny Asset Management with a focus on oilseeds. Prior to that, he worked at Yannix Management covering grains and oilseeds. At Perennial Management he was in charge of sugar research and trading as well as conducting coffee, cocoa and macroeconomic research. Will started his career at AIG in the Hedge Fund Strategies group. Will earned a Bachelor of Science & Engineering in Operations Research and Financial Engineering from Princeton University and is a CFA charter holder.
Kelly Goughary
Senior Research Analyst
Kelly has more than 10 years of experience in commodity analytics. Prior to joining Gro, Kelly spent many years working at a hedge fund and a commercial trading house. Kelly understands the ins and outs of commodity analysis but more importantly a client’s needs in regard to trading, hedging, and procurement decisions. Kelly holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Lehigh University.
