Global Market Analysis Chaos Theory: When Markets Sink, Leaders Swim Key Findings * We will publish our May US polymer pricing report tomorrow (Friday, May
General Thoughts: In 2025’s agriculture markets, durable winners will be those transforming corn-driven optimism and input demand into resilient advantage before shifting acreage and volatility
Global polymer, critical mineral, and crop prices have fallen from 2022 highs while financing costs and demand uncertainties have risen – a negative trend for
The US spot polymer-grade propylene (PGP) prices have surged higher amid rising crude oil values in 3Q23 and outages – a negative for non-integrated buyers
US wholesale prices rose in September due to higher energy and food costs, benefiting North American agricultural and commodity chemical producers relative to peers in
US crop indicators point to higher prices and farmer incomes, while US commodity chemical indicators illustrate an oversupplied setting and rising margin pressure despite cost
While supply chain and cost pressure problems have eased, implying a production boost, the demand setting for most is not robust enough to support global