Lecture Description
Beginning in 2024, a new market environment has changed the playing field for all coffee participants in the coffee supply chain and for consumers as well: inverted markets, differentials, shipping logistics, cash flows, consumer demand, and last but not least, adverse climate effects, all managed to bring the new reality to market participants.
This lecture will delve into all the variables that have affected the coffee market over the past year and will identify the factors that stakeholders in the supply chain will need to negotiate going forward. The financial instruments that are used to transfer these risks to the financial markets will also be explained. The lecture will finish by presenting Stonex's Brazil Coffee harvest report and price outlook.
Date: Sunday April 27, 2025
Time: 11:30am - 12:30pm
Location: Room 361ABC
Category: Business
Access: This lecture is free to attend with a Specialty Coffee Expo entry badge. Register to attend Specialty Coffee Expo here.
Please note that lecture sessions are open on a first-come, first-served basis. Early arrival is highly recommended to secure your seat.
Speakers
Albert Scalla (he/him)
Sr. Vice President of Trading, STONEX
Albert Scalla, Senior Vice President of Trading at StoneX, has combined his considerable knowledge of the commodity markets with his expertise in implementing price risk management strategies using Futures, Options and Structured Products in the commodity markets.
Albert joined Hencorp Futures, later acquired by StoneX, 32 years ago, where he has been an important pillar for the development of Commodity Price Risk Management programs from producers to final consumers in the Coffee, Cocoa and Palm Oil markets.
In these products, Albert has been invited as a guest speaker to several national and international conferences to speak on Price Risk Management for participants in both producing and consuming countries of the supply chain.
Albert received a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a specialty in Finance from Florida International University.