J Ganes Reports
All J Ganes soft commodities titles draw on Judy Ganes' deep involvement in the industry, from corporate trading desks to boots on the ground.
A must-have look at coffee market fundamentals. Each week, get our analysis and opinion reflecting decades of coffee market experience, from boardrooms to plantations. Published a minimum of 47 times per year.
A vital resource for anyone needing to understand the dynamics of softs markets. Each week you’ll get into coffee, cocoa, sugar, cotton and orange juice from production yields to pricing dynamics. Published a minimum of 47 weeks per year.
Each month the Softs: Fast Facts report provides detailed datapoints and analysis on coffee, cocoa, sugar, cotton and orange juice markets. Topics include economic and political influences on the markets, weather, pertinent statistics, as well as predicted relative market strength.
Six times a year, the Coffee In-Depth report provides invaluable context on pricing, supply & demand estimates and other key factors affecting the coffee market. Your one-stop shop for independent, unbiased commentary from one of the most seasoned soft commodity experts in the industry today.
The Softs: In-Depth Report looks at key factors, critical trends and issues affecting the price of soft commodities. We bring incisive market analysis, context and opinion to the most timely issues. The last word on pricing, supply and demand estimates and other key factors affecting softs markets.
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Brazil Tour
Judy Ganes returned from her latest junket to Brazil, her fifth field trip to the country since December 2020, with fresh insight into the state of the world's most important coffee crops. Over 10 days she visited areas in Zona da Mata, Minas Gerais and others to assess the 2023 outlook for the world's most important coffee producer. If you would like to gain access to this incisive, firsthand analysis of coffee and other softs, contact us via the link above for detailed product and pricing information.
The Coffee Grower's Conundrum
This is Paolo. A 70-hectare coffee grower at 1,200m in Campos Altos, MG. He has held off selling his crop, wanting higher prices to cover rising costs. He is willing to see how production and prices are in 2023/24 but if he can’t meet expenses he will convert his farm to corn or soybeans. Read more...
Three views from the field
#MatasdeMinas tour notes: three different views from a week visiting farms in eastern #MinasGerais: 1) very little coffee; 2) a medium amount (rather disappointing for the grower) and 3) an excellent crop. The third condition was the rarity. Very few farms had strong production. Read more...
Celebrating 22 Years of Consulting Services
J Ganes Consulting is celebrating 22 years of strategic insights and added value to those needing analysis and advice on the fundamental drivers and price outlook for Soft Commodities and other agricultural products. A look back at some of the company milestones includes:• Over 2600 published subscription-based research reports• Additional Special Reports on timely and relevant topics• Authored major studies on weather impacts and long-term supply and demand projections • More than 150 speaking engagements in 40+ countries• Dozens of workshops and training courses held including risk management and trading using futures and options both in-person and online• Multiple global consulting projects including feasibility studies related to the Softs as well as on various other standardized and non-standardized commodities value chain and risk assessments• Recipient of awards in recognition of unconditional support and service to various coffee producing industries and associations
Judith Ganes, President of J Ganes Consulting has been a Soft Commodity market analyst/strategist for more than 40 years, having started her career on Wall Street at major brokerage firms. Ms Ganes is Co-Founder of Netherland based Taka Insights data analytics platform. She recently completed, with a Certificate of Excellence, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Education Program on Artificial Intelligence and No-Code Machine Learning. Ms Ganes has been quoted and interviewed countless times in major news media in print, radio, television, and social media platforms. She is Series 3 licensed and registered with the National Futures Association (NFA). Most of all Ms Ganes feels honored for the thousands of people she has met from the more than 100 countries she has visited and shared knowledge with about the markets, as well as the wealth of cultural experiences she has had the privilege to accumulate on her travels.