About this episode

The episode discusses the decline in edible oil markets and the impact of crude oil futures on soybean and palm oil futures.

News of transit through the Strait of Hormuz collapses crude oil futures Spillover effect pressuring soybean and palm oil futures What’s the timeline for a return to “normal” markets? A quick review of the current fundamentals Our next webinar: U.S. Economy Update Webinar Wed., April 22, 2026 at 2pm ET / 11am PT Clients, invites are going out now, or anyone can sign up now at mckeany-flavell.com Host: Craig Ruffolo, Vice President – Commodity SpecialistExpert: Nicole Thomas, Vice President – Information Services

People in this episode

Host: Craig Ruffolo

Guest: Nicole Thomas

Topics covered

• edible oil markets
• crude oil futures
• soybean futures
• palm oil futures
• U.S. economy update
• market fundamentals

Keywords

• edible oil
• crude oil
• soybean
• palm oil
• market fundamentals
• U.S. economy
• webinar

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: McKeany-Flavell

Places: Strait of Hormuz

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