Alert status and the strength probabilities; 'past peak' language is the December–January signal, not yet
Catalyst calendar.
The company events, policy decisions and macro releases that matter to the research book. Approximate dates are marked in the calendar.
Events by month
Sep 2026 · 10 events
Headline CPI index level (NSA) consensus 334.85 vs 333.92 prior — about +0.3% m/m; the market trades the m/m and y/y prints, not the level
Grain balances; sugar is covered in the USDA sugar tables
Date per management communication; FMP still shows the earlier August slot
FMP calendar consensus 4.00% vs 3.75% prior, i.e. a 25 bp hike as the calendar base case; projections and press conference the same day
After the roll the fund holds May-27 / Jul-27 / Mar-28; watch the Mar/Jul backwardation into the roll
The policy node: base 50% (ban extended, diversion trimmed to 2.4–3.0 Mt) / bearish 25% / bullish 25%. Ledger en8-02
Base needs −10% or worse; −8% or better with Maharashtra recovering is the bearish branch
Consensus EPS $31.14 on revenue $50.4B
Core PCE prior 3.3% y/y; consensus not yet published
Oct 2026 · 11 events
Removes 16–17 Mt of palm oil from the export market on top of the weather
≈ 3.0–3.5 Mt estimated, a decade low; above 4 Mt softens the import case
Consensus +120k vs +162k prior; unemployment rate 4.3% vs 4.1%
Consensus EPS $2.15 on revenue $8.13B; 2027 WFE commentary is the kill-criterion check
Cocoa cost outlook for 2027
Consensus EPS $1.83 on revenue $3.76B
FY26 EPS guide $8.36–8.52; 'visibility into cocoa deflation for 2027'
Nov 2026 · 8 events
BG: crush margins and the Brazilian sugar-mill sale; CF: urea and gas costs
FY26 EBITDA path (≥ $680M confirms; < $570M exits) and the 2027 hedge ratio (≤ 25% keeps the overlay case)
Consensus EPS $4.05 on revenue $10.3B
Halve trigger if the peak is called before November
≤ 30 Mt validates the base (hold); ≥ 32 Mt is 'no shortage' (trim half). Ledger en8-01
Base needs −1 to −3 Mt validated; convergence on −0.2 supports the bear branch
Not on the transmission chain; 2026 called the bottom of the equipment cycle
Dec 2026 · 3 events
'Past peak' language begins the exit of the sugar leg; palm watchlist activation condition (i)
Jan 2027 · 2 events
Sugar leg closed by end-January unless India's net imports reach 2 Mt. Ledger en8-03, en8-04, en8-05 resolve
Feb 2027 · 2 events
≥ 43 Mt with normal rain closes the sugar leg and starts the palm narrative. Ledger en8-06
Mar 2027 · 1 event
Ledger en8-08 resolves (FY26 adjusted EBITDA ≥ $630M)
Apr 2027 · 1 event
The scheduled end of the sugar story; the palm chain's yield decline is 6–18 months after the peak
Jun 2027 · 1 event
Ledger en8-07: BMD third-month CPO in June 2027 vs December 2026
Company dates from Financial Modeling Prep and company communications; macro dates from the FMP economic calendar; ENSO and sugar-market dates from the agencies' published schedules. The calendar is a JSON file on the server (calendar.json).