Synopsis
Rabobank's RaboResearch Food & Agribusiness team has 90 analysts working in local teams across the worldwide Rabobank network. They generate knowledge, and develop views and insights on businesses, topics and developments in the food & agribusiness sectors across the globe. All analysts have their own sector specialisations—ranging from meat and fish to dairy, vegetables, fruit and floriculture, coffee and cocoa.
Episodes
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A year in review and what to expect in 2024
18/12/2023 Duration: 23minJoin RaboResearch General Manager – Australia & New Zealand Stefan Vogel and Senior Strategist Ben Picton as they look back on Australia's and New Zealand's economies in 2023 and make some predictions for 2024. What did we get right, where were we surprised, and how might the picture be different in the year ahead?
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Production growing but slowing: Global animal protein outlook for 2024
12/12/2023 Duration: 27minAnaysts Jen Corkran, Ed McGeoch, and Angus Gidley-Baird speak with Justin Sherrard, global strategist for Animal Protein and lead author of the Global animal protein outlook 2024, to get the insights on the key themes that we believe will play out in 2024.
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How Australian grain farmers could benefit from El Niño impacts in South America
06/12/2023 Duration: 21minJoin RaboResearch analysts Vítor Pistóia and Marcela Marini as they discuss how El Niño is shaping the summer crops in South America and how global markets could react.
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World dairy map | Trade growth and global events
04/12/2023 Duration: 10minEd McGeoch and Michael Harvey join forces to have a look at RaboResearch's recent Global dairy map and unpack some of the key features and themes impacting the global dairy trade arena. Rabobank clients can receive a copy of the Global dairy map by contacting their relationship manager.
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Insights from the latest agri tech show
23/11/2023 Duration: 18minStefan Vogel, general manager RaboResearch Australia and New Zealand, is joined by his colleagues from Europe Cindy van Rijswick, global strategist for farm inputs, and Doriana Milenkova, specialist farm inputs, who recently attended Agritechnica 2023 in Germany to discuss the biggest, best, and latest in ag tech.
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Living on a thin line – exploring the challenges facing the US cotton industry
16/11/2023 Duration: 21minJoin RaboResearch analyst Edward McGeoch and senior grains & oilseeds analyst Owen Wagner, based in the US, as they discuss the state of the US cotton industry off the back Owen’s recently released report, Living on a thin line: Overcoming the confluence of challenges facing cotton in 2023.
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A mixed bag inside the grocery basket
13/11/2023 Duration: 17minMichael Harvey and Ed McGeoch use the opportunity to unpack the latest earnings updates from a range of food and beverage companies to try and better understand what is happening inside the average grocery basket.
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Opportunities for Australian canola in the season ahead
06/11/2023 Duration: 31minJoin RaboResearch general manager Stefan Vogel and analyst Vitor Pistóia as they discuss the picture for canola oil supply and demand in Australia and the world.
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Sale O Sale O – Australian livestock prices and next year's outlook
03/11/2023 Duration: 25minJoin RaboResearch senior animal protein analyst Angus Gidley-Baird and fellow analyst Edward McGeoch as they discuss the current landscape of local beef and sheepmeat markets and the factors that will influence prices into next year.
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Semiannual fertiliser outlook – what is next?
31/10/2023 Duration: 12minJoin RaboResearch analysts Vitor Pistóia and Pia Piggott as they discuss the recently released fertiliser outlook and how the Australian and New Zealand markets might look like in the coming year.
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From planting to purchase: emissions within the cotton supply chain
26/10/2023 Duration: 16minJoin RaboResearch analysts Edward McGeoch and Vitor Pistóia as they discuss the recently released cotton report that dives into the current emissions reduction landscape in the apparel and textile industry and how this flows through to the cotton supply chain.
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Insights from the IFPA Global Produce and Floral Show 2023
25/10/2023 Duration: 13minJoin RaboResearch associate analyst Pia Piggott alongside the global Fresh Produce team to discuss insights from the 2023 Global Produce and Floral Show in California.
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Southeast Asian dairy markets – Better times ahead
23/10/2023 Duration: 16minEmma Higgins and Michael Harvey recap the key takeaways from the recently released report Southeast Asian dairy markets – In transition to better times. These dairy markets are in a time of transition as they cycle out of a period of channel disruption, sluggish consumer demand for dairy products, and downstream margin pressure. In the longer term, the region will remain a fierce battleground with room for local brands and traditional export players to expand volumes in a growing market.
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Prices are the silver lining as production totals fall – Diving into Australia’s winter crop forecast
19/10/2023 Duration: 24minJoin RaboResearch analysts Edward McGeoch and Vitor Pistóia as they discuss the recently released winter crop production report and dive into Australia’s winter crop forecast and the dynamics influencing global and local grain and oilseed prices.
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The Israel conflict's impact on Oceania food, energy, and fertiliser
17/10/2023 Duration: 27minWhat will be the food, energy, and fertiliser impacts of the conflict in Israel? Mike Every, Rabobank's global strategist and geopolitics expert, and Stefan Vogel, General Manager RaboResearch AU/NZ, discuss the current situation's potential impact for farmers. They also consider scenarios for a wider-spreading conflict.
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The green future of table grapes
15/10/2023 Duration: 15minJoin RaboResearch senior analyst Gonzalo Salinas and associate analyst Pia Piggott as they discuss the table grape outlook and developments in major production regions.
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October New Zealand Agribusiness Outlook
11/10/2023 Duration: 14minJoin RaboResearch Senior Analyst Emma Higgins and Associate Analyst Pia Piggott as they discuss key takeaways from the latest New Zealand Agribusiness Monthly: El Niño has officially arrived.
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Is the dragon still hungry? Meat demand in China
10/10/2023 Duration: 20minAngus Gidley-Baird chats with Senior Animal Protein Analyst Chenjun Pan about consumer demand for meat in China given the slower economic conditions and the high levels of inventory in the system.
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The RBA is on hold, but are hikes to come?
05/10/2023 Duration: 12minJoin RaboResearch senior market strategist Ben Picton and associate analyst Pia Piggott as they discuss the outcomes of the Reserve Bank of Australia's latest meeting.
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How Will Developments in the Chinese Dairy Sector Impact Dairy Imports?
01/10/2023 Duration: 14minJoin RaboResearch senior analyst Emma Higgins and associate analyst Pia Piggott as they discuss the recent China Dairy Outlook Through to 2032 report and what this means for New Zealand and Australian dairy exports.