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TODAY! Don't miss Sara Menker at 12 PM EDT! MIT X TAU Series: Africa’s Agricultural Reinvention MIT events RSVP: calendar.mit.edu/event/AfricaAg… claudegrunitzky John Tirman has an idea MIT School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences MISTI

Volatility in grain futures trading has increased sharply since mid-May. A Gro analysis shows the past month’s volatility rate for #corn futures is nearly double the rate from the past year, and nearly triple the five-year pace. Read more here: bit.ly/3hLgMlA

Minneapolis September wheat futures have risen nearly 50% since April as severe droughts encompass ever larger areas in the Northern Plains and Canadian Prairies. Data suggests the USDA is grossly overstating the country’s spring wheat production potential.

Above-normal temperatures and below-normal precipitation are forecasted over the next few weeks in the central and Western Corn Belt, adding to US corn yield worries.

India’s critical monsoon is delivering below normal rainfall across key agricultural producing regions so far this year, putting India at risk for a lower cotton harvest. Read more: bit.ly/38jf5Gx

Improved growing conditions in West Africa’s cocoa-growing regions could push the global #cocoa crop to record highs this season, following last year’s productive crop. Read more: bit.ly/3z18xHz

Chicago Mercantile Exchange December #cotton futures hit a 10-year high as quantity and quality crop concerns in top cotton producers India and the US collided with a spike in demand from China. Read more: bit.ly/30a8opD

Yesterday, the USDA’s October WASDE report increased its corn and soybean estimates and essentially matched Gro Intelligence's predictions from early September. Gro’s machine-learning models are powerful early predictors of government indicators - both in the US and around the world.

I look forward to joining Chris Kempczinski of McDonald's and James Harding of Tortoise tomorrow at 10:30 GMT at the The New York Times Climate Hub at #COP26 in Glasgow to discuss getting businesses and governments to #NetZero. Register here to watch: bit.ly/3GIoFmh

Tune into the #NewEconomyForum Thursday, November 18 at 11:20AM SGT for "Feeding the World: Agriculture and the Health of the Planet" with Alloysius Attah, Werner Baumann Bayer AG, David MacLennan Cargill, Sara Menker Gro Intelligence, moderator Stephanie Flanders trib.al/wdKBiB6

Australia's #wheat quality has declined following heavy rains in the east, driving premium wheat prices higher. Australia's crop is critical to global wheat supplies after harvest shortfalls elsewhere. See the widening price spreads here: bit.ly/3q6yD9M

Thank you David Gelles The New York Times for telling the story of Gro Intelligence . We have our work cut out for us but are committed to getting it right and being the platform that catalyzes the much needed changes in the market structures for our food and climate systems nytimes.com/2022/01/07/bus…

Looking forward to joining Hans Tung of GGV Capital and Emily Ma of Google for a conversation today at 4pm PT at Stanford University’s Entrepreneurial Thought Leader series. Thank you Stanford eCorner for hosting. Join us on the livestream here: stanford.io/3tig5GL

Americans consume more food on the day of the #SuperBowl than on any day of the year, with the exception of Thanksgiving. This year, ingredients for typical food items served at Super Bowl parties cost 20.1% more than a year ago. Read more: bit.ly/34Gjgh2 #inflation

Food price #inflation is at its highest level in a decade. As issues ranging from labor shortages to intense drought emerge, the current period of high prices could be with us well into 2022 and beyond. Read more: bit.ly/3BlPXN3 #agriculture #supplychain

Russia's needless invasion of Ukraine will have a significant human toll, far beyond Europe, because both countries are major food exporters. Sara Menker and I explain how the world can use the latest data and science to mount a comprehensive response to the coming hunger crisis:

The Russia-Ukraine war has set the stage for a global food and hunger crisis that we must aggressively act on now. Dr. Rajiv J. Shah and I highlight the war's effect on agricultural markets to help mount a comprehensive response to world hunger for New York Times Opinion: nyti.ms/3Jb2JjB

Australia exported an unprecedented 2.81 million tonnes of #wheat in February as exports blocked by the Russia-Ukraine war force buyers to seek out alternative supplies. See more on Australian wheat exports here: bit.ly/3EcWKtP #trade #foodsecurity

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will push food prices higher, but the shocks won’t be felt equally around the globe. Join Eliza Barclay, Dr. Rajiv J. Shah and Sara Menker on April 26 at 2 pm ET to discuss how the war in Ukraine sparked a global food crisis. x.com/i/spaces/1OwxW…

I look forward to joining the Minneapolis Fed and Kansas City Fed at their virtual event next week to discuss a topic that is top of mind for most ppl today….food and inflation. Registration info below.