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The company events, policy decisions and macro releases that matter to the research book. Approximate dates are marked in the calendar.

Thesis-moving events ahead
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36 incl. macro · through Jun 30, 2027
Next event
2 d
Trip.com (TCOM) Q2 2026 results
Next holdings print
Sep 30
India sugar export ban expiry; ethanol-diversion decision
Next El Niño node
Sep 29
CANE roll: sells Mar-27, buys Jul-27

Events by month

Sep 2026 · 10 events

10Thu
El Niñopassed
CPC ENSO Diagnostic Discussion (September)

Alert status and the strength probabilities; 'past peak' language is the December–January signal, not yet

CANE
NOAA CPC
11Fri
Macropassed
US CPI (August)

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

BLS via FMP
11Fri
El Niñopassed
USDA WASDE (September)

Grain balances; sugar is covered in the USDA sugar tables

CANEWEATCORNSOYB
USDA
15Tue
Holdings≈ expectedin 2 d
Trip.com (TCOM) Q2 2026 results

Date per management communication; FMP still shows the earlier August slot

TCOM
Company
16Wed
Macroin 3 d
FOMC decision, projections and press conference

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

GLD
Federal Reserve via FMP
29Tue
El Niñoin 16 d
CANE roll: sells Mar-27, buys Jul-27

After the roll the fund holds May-27 / Jul-27 / Mar-28; watch the Mar/Jul backwardation into the roll

CANE
Teucrium roll schedule
30Wed
Policyin 17 d
India sugar export ban expiry; ethanol-diversion decision

The policy node: base 50% (ban extended, diversion trimmed to 2.4–3.0 Mt) / bearish 25% / bullish 25%. Ledger en8-02

CANEAGRO
DGFT / Ministry of Food
30Wed
El Niñoin 17 d
IMD monsoon season closes

Base needs −10% or worse; −8% or better with Maharashtra recovering is the bearish branch

CANEAGRO
IMD
30Wed
Holdings≈ expectedin 17 d
Micron (MU) FQ4 2026 results

Consensus EPS $31.14 on revenue $50.4B

MU
FMP
30Wed
Macroin 17 d
US PCE (August)

Core PCE prior 3.3% y/y; consensus not yet published

GLD
BEA via FMP

Oct 2026 · 11 events

1Thu
El Niñoin 18 d
Indonesia B50 biodiesel mandate takes effect

Removes 16–17 Mt of palm oil from the export market on top of the weather

PALM
Indonesian government
1Thu
El Niñoin 18 d
India 2026/27 sugar season opens; opening stocks (ISMA / NFCSF)

≈ 3.0–3.5 Mt estimated, a decade low; above 4 Mt softens the import case

CANE
ISMA / NFCSF
2Fri
Macroin 19 d
US payrolls (September)

Consensus +120k vs +162k prior; unemployment rate 4.3% vs 4.1%

BLS via FMP
7Wed
Macroin 24 d
FOMC minutes
Federal Reserve
8Thu
El Niñoin 25 d
CPC ENSO Diagnostic Discussion (October)
CANE
NOAA CPC
14Wed
Macroin 31 d
US CPI (September)
BLS via FMP
21Wed
Holdingsin 38 d
Lam Research (LRCX) FQ1 2027 results

Consensus EPS $2.15 on revenue $8.13B; 2027 WFE commentary is the kill-criterion check

LRCX
FMP
27Tue
Research vehiclesin 44 d
Mondelez (MDLZ) Q3 results

Cocoa cost outlook for 2027

MDLZ
Company
28Wed
Holdingsin 45 d
Vertiv (VRT) Q3 2026 results

Consensus EPS $1.83 on revenue $3.76B

VRT
FMP
28Wed
Macroin 45 d
FOMC decision
GLD
Federal Reserve
29Thu
Research vehiclesin 46 d
Hershey (HSY) Q3 results

FY26 EPS guide $8.36–8.52; 'visibility into cocoa deflation for 2027'

HSY
FMP

Nov 2026 · 8 events

4Wed
Research vehiclesin 52 d
Bunge (BG), CF Industries (CF), Nutrien (NTR) Q3 results

BG: crush margins and the Brazilian sugar-mill sale; CF: urea and gas costs

BGCFNTR
FMP
5Thu
Research vehicles≈ expectedin 53 d
Corteva (CTVA), Mosaic (MOS) Q3 results
CTVAMOS
FMP
10Tue
Research vehiclesin 58 d
Adecoagro (AGRO) 3Q26 results

FY26 EBITDA path (≥ $680M confirms; < $570M exits) and the 2027 hedge ratio (≤ 25% keeps the overlay case)

AGRO
FMP
12Thu
Holdingsin 60 d
Applied Materials (AMAT) FQ4 2026 results

Consensus EPS $4.05 on revenue $10.3B

AMAT
FMP
12Thu
El Niñoin 60 d
CPC ENSO Diagnostic Discussion (November)

Halve trigger if the peak is called before November

CANE
NOAA CPC
15Sun
El Niño≈ expectedin 63 d
ISMA first 2026/27 advance estimate

≤ 30 Mt validates the base (hold); ≥ 32 Mt is 'no shortage' (trim half). Ledger en8-01

CANEAGRO
ISMA
20Fri
El Niño≈ expectedin 68 d
ISO quarterly balance; USDA Sugar: World Markets and Trade

Base needs −1 to −3 Mt validated; convergence on −0.2 supports the bear branch

CANE
ISO / USDA FAS
25Wed
Research vehiclesin 73 d
Deere (DE) FQ4 results

Not on the transmission chain; 2026 called the bottom of the equipment cycle

DE
FMP

Dec 2026 · 3 events

9Wed
Macroin 87 d
FOMC decision and projections
GLD
Federal Reserve
10Thu
El Niñoin 88 d
CPC ENSO Diagnostic Discussion (December) — peak confirmation window opens

'Past peak' language begins the exit of the sugar leg; palm watchlist activation condition (i)

CANEAGROPALM
NOAA CPC
15Tue
El Niño≈ expectedin 93 d
CANE annual distribution (typical timing)
CANE
Teucrium

Jan 2027 · 2 events

14Thu
El Niñoin 123 d
CPC ENSO Diagnostic Discussion (January)
CANE
NOAA CPC
31Sun
El Niñoin 140 d
End of the sugar window

Sugar leg closed by end-January unless India's net imports reach 2 Mt. Ledger en8-03, en8-04, en8-05 resolve

CANEAGRO
Issue #8

Feb 2027 · 2 events

11Thu
El Niñoin 151 d
CPC ENSO Diagnostic Discussion (February)
NOAA CPC
28Sun
El Niñoin 168 d
Brazil 2027/28 estimates consensus check

≥ 43 Mt with normal rain closes the sugar leg and starts the palm narrative. Ledger en8-06

CANE
Datagro / Hedgepoint / StoneX

Mar 2027 · 1 event

31Wed
Research vehicles≈ expectedin 199 d
Adecoagro 4Q26 / FY26 results

Ledger en8-08 resolves (FY26 adjusted EBITDA ≥ $630M)

AGRO
Company

Apr 2027 · 1 event

30Fri
El Niño≈ expectedin 229 d
Brazil 2027/28 crush begins

The scheduled end of the sugar story; the palm chain's yield decline is 6–18 months after the peak

CANE
UNICA

Jun 2027 · 1 event

30Wed
El Niñoin 290 d
Palm-oil forecast resolves

Ledger en8-07: BMD third-month CPO in June 2027 vs December 2026

PALM
BMD

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).

Recurring releases

Recurring
MondaysNOAA CPC weekly Niño3.4 update
FridaysCFTC Commitments of Traders (sugar #11 positioning)
FortnightlyUNICA / MAPA Centre-South crush and sugar mix; BoM ENSO update (Tuesdays)
≈ 10th monthlyMPOB palm-oil stocks; JMA El Niño outlook
Second ThursdayCPC ENSO Diagnostic Discussion
≈ 19th monthlyIRI / CPC probabilistic ENSO forecast