★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesMarketsPolitics & Policy Dam Destruction and Dry Weather May Devastate Ukrainian Grain Harvest Ukrainian grain supplies are currently facing down hostile weather, military encroachment, and falling water levels across several key canal routes.…McAlinden Research PartnersJune 8, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesEnergy & Environment Historic Drought Worsens Water Shortages, Purification and Desalination Tech Likely to See Heightened Interest The US continues to battle historic drought as significant portions of the nation's West are stuck with severely dry conditions heading into…McAlinden Research PartnersMay 2, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesManufacturing & Logistics Water Scarcity Forecast to Worsen, Desalination Projects Set to Provide Eco-Friendly Solutions Droughts are spreading across the globe, lasting longer and becoming more severe, raising concerns that water scarcity will accelerate in…McAlinden Research PartnersDecember 16, 2021
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesEnergy & Environment Water Scarcity Spreads Across the Globe, Threatens Supply Chains and Agricultural Industry Water shortages around the globe are worsening, stoking fears of energy shortages and economic instability. In China, per capita water…McAlinden Research PartnersDecember 9, 2021
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesEnergy & Environment Water Scarcity Worsens in US West, Boosting Prices and Driving a New Wave of Investment Scorching drought across the US West has caused demand for water to surge at a time when supply is thinning…McAlinden Research PartnersSeptember 9, 2021
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesMarkets Crop Prices Move Higher on Continued Drought Concerns, USDA Lowers Yield Forecasts Unrelenting drought in the US west has led the federal government to declare the first ever water shortage in the…McAlinden Research PartnersAugust 19, 2021
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommodities Record Heatwave Worsens US Drought, Potentially Compromising Tight Crop Supplies A massive drought in the US West, which may be the worst in 1,200 years, is only intensifying as cities…McAlinden Research PartnersJuly 1, 2021
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesEnergy & Environment Scaling Vertical Farming Tech Could be Key to Battling Climate-Induced Crop, Water Shortages While there seems to be no short-term answer for skyrocketing agricultural commodity futures, higher crop prices have foisted agtech ventures into…McAlinden Research PartnersJune 10, 2021
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesLabor, Education & Demographics Water May be a Hot Commodity as Drought Brings Heightened Crop and Wildfire Risks to the US West The Western US has been heating up at a record pace, with 76% of the region experiencing some form of…McAlinden Research PartnersApril 29, 2021
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesEnergy & EnvironmentTechnology Quarantine Measures Create Another Big Question Mark in the Lithium Supply Chain The surge in lithium demand has, thus far, been met at every turn by plentiful supply, suppressing the spot prices…McAlinden Research PartnersMay 19, 2020