Ep. 359 (Coffee Time) How E15, Trump in China, Straight of Hormuz, and El Niño Affect Commodity Prices

About this episode

The episode discusses various factors affecting commodity prices as summer approaches.

This week on Coffee Time Wednesday, we dig into everything shaking up commodity markets heading into summer. It's complicated with a lot of nuance, so grab your coffee cup, and let's jump in! hokseynativeseeds.com (for all your CRP, backyard prairie, and hunting habitat mixes) birdhuntersupply.com (for all your bird hunting equipment and bird dog equipment)

People in this episode

Hosts: Nicolas Lirio, Kent Boucher

Topics covered

• commodity markets
• E15
• Trump in China
• Straight of Hormuz
• El Niño
• summer
• nuance

Keywords

• commodity prices
• E15
• Trump
• China
• El Niño
• Straight of Hormuz
• market analysis
• agriculture
• summer

Sponsors

hokseynativeseeds.com, birdhuntersupply.com

Mentioned in this episode

Places: China, Straight of Hormuz

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