David Maloni
David Maloni is the chief commodity analyst for the American Restaurant Association with his expertise and analytics featured in The Weekly Commodity Report, The Daily Commodity Bulletin and is referenced in various news articles. David specializes in proteins, dairy and grains. He can be contacted at info@americanrestaurantassociation.com. Visit the ARA website at www.AmericanRestaurantAssociation.com
Thursday, November 19, 2009As one can tell from the chart below, the commodity index has risen roughly 48% since it bottomed nearly a year ago.
Friday, November 06, 2009The international cheddar, butter, whey and milk powder markets have all surged more than 30% since the beginning of September.
Thursday, October 15, 2009World dairy prices at the levels experienced during the spring of this year really aren’t sustainable with the existing feed cost structure in place.
Friday, October 09, 2009At times during the past year, the percentage of cattle grading prime has also trended well above prior year averages. Right now is one of those times.
Thursday, September 24, 2009The chart of the week is the value of the Australian dollar (versus the US dollar) and the US 90% beef trimmings market. What does one have to do with the other? Good question!
Thursday, September 10, 2009The result is that chicken production during the last week of August was the largest for any week not following a shortened holiday week in nearly a year.
Thursday, September 03, 2009The chart of the week is the economic incentive for gasoline blenders to utilize ethanol.
Friday, August 28, 2009The chart of the week is the monthly milk production change compared to the prior year. As one can tell from the chart, it’s been a long time since we have experienced a decline in milk output. How long? How about sixty months or five years!
Thursday, August 06, 2009After peaking in March the value of the US dollar index has fallen roughly 13%.
Friday, July 31, 2009 June sow slaughter was the largest in 8 months, but sow slaughter since then has basically trended near 5 year average levels.
Thursday, July 23, 2009Prime cattle slaughter has been trending below year ago levels in recent months as the prime grade percentages have returned to more normal levels.
Friday, July 17, 2009This note is a follow up from a blog post last year where I suggested that elevated grain prices were pulling acreage from other crops including potatoes. I
Thursday, July 09, 2009The 6 week moving average for broiler egg sets has been trending well below prior year levels. However, last week’s broiler egg sets were just 3% less than a year ago which is the smallest decline since September.
Thursday, June 25, 2009Dairy cow slaughter for the week ending June 13th was 50% larger than the 5 year average for the week.
Friday, June 19, 2009Boneless skinless chicken breast prices typically trade well above the chicken wing market. As of late though, the chicken wing market has traded at or above the boneless skinless breast market due to production cutbacks.
