Shawn Hackett
An agricultural outlook expert, commodities specialist, and weather trend speaker covers long-term cycles related to climate, currencies, geopolitics, and global capital flows, with an emphasis on their impacts on agricultural production and prices.
Price range
- $5,000 - $7,000
Expert
- Ag Policy
- Agriculture
- Commodity Price Outlook
- Crop price outlook
- Economy
- Geopolitics
- Management
- Marketing/Merchandising
- Outlook
- Productivity
- Profitability
- Risk Management
- Trends
- Weather
Experience
- Agriculture
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About
A frequent contributor to Barron’s, Futures Magazine, Reuters, Bloomberg, US Farm Report, Ag-TV, Market to Market-IPTV as well as regular radio show contributor for the likes of Chip Flory-AgriTalk After The Bell, Susan Littlefield Fontanelle After the Bell-Michell Rook-AgDay and Linda Brekke-The Linda Network, Ag commodities expert Shawn Hackett has dedicated his life to educating Ag industry leaders and farmers about financial risk management, hedging and the utility of indicator-based Ag commodity price forecasting tools. His extensive research on long term cycles and statistics on climate, currencies, geopolitics and global capital flows has long been a key differentiating factor for Shawn’s price forecasting skills. Shawn takes complicated concepts and presents them in an easily digestible framework to a wide audience and discusses them regularly in his subscriber based Hackett Agricultural Report and Hackett Dairy Report.
See podcast – https://soundcloud.com/user-148190767/moving-iron-podcast-119-shawn
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Video Clips
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Topics
How AI, Blockchain, and Asset Tokenization Are Changing Commodity and Agricultural Markets
Technology is transforming agriculture and commodity markets faster than ever before. In this dynamic and forward-looking session, explore how AI, blockchain, and asset tokenization are reshaping everything from how we grow crops to how we buy, sell, and invest in them. These powerful tools are making markets smarter, faster, and more transparent—giving farmers more control, connecting producers directly with buyers, and opening the door for new revenue streams. Whether you’re in production, processing, trading, or finance, this session will show you how innovation is driving a more efficient and inclusive future for agriculture.
GEOPOLITICAL AND AGRICULTURAL CYCLES CLASH RESHAPING THE AG ECONOMY
Throughout history the geopolitical landscape has framed and shaped how the Ag supply/demand food chain, operates and how the economics are distributed.
Wars, weather volatility, protectionism trends (tariff impacts-China, Mexico, China), stockpiling programs, demographics and fiscal policies have played a huge role in defining this industry’s critical role in nourishing the world’s population. Tectonic shifts in Ag economics occur when these various cycles clash and synchronize as they are today.
In this presentation, we will walk through the historical context of these cycles, how they are positioned today and provide a road map for the most probabilistic pathway ahead for the next decade.
Growers, end users and input suppliers will all see significant impacts to their operations and a discussion on ways to manage these risks will be emphasized.
THE ERA OF WEATHER VOLATILITY
Why has weather volatility increased in recent years and why will this trend continue?There are many variables that influence and increase weather volatility throughout history. Understanding what these drivers are, how long they typically last, and what they mean for global crop production trends, Ag price volatility and production costs will be paramount for managing long-term risks.With this climate-focused presentation, longer-term climate cycles with historical statistics and correlations will be discussedwith the focus and goal to map out an action plan for execution.Being prepared and aware of these risks are the key steps needed for establishing a vibrant ecosystem in agriculture. Climate and Price volatility can mean opportunity not liability for those in the Ag food chain.HOW WEATHER, GEOPOLITICS, LIVESTOCK DISEASES AND OTHER FACTORS INFLUENCE AG PRICES
Throughout history, various factors like weather changes, geopolitics, currency fluctuations, livestock diseases, and interest rates have significantly impacted global agriculture economics. These influences have led to increased volatility across the agricultural food chain. To address risks such as the recent avian flu spread in dairy cows, greater resources are needed for sustainable agricultural economics.
In this presentation, Hackett will discuss short, intermediate, and long-term cycles affecting agriculture, along with historical data showcasing their impacts on production and prices. The focus will be on guiding producers and end users in navigating weather and price volatility changes, adjusting growing and marketing strategies, implementing crop insurance and hedging practices, and developing standardized livestock handling procedures for stability and sustainability in agriculture.
Specific agricultural markets of interest can be included, with detailed discussions on long-term and short-term price considerations based on cycle trends and key metrics, aiding in the proper preparation and execution of producer plans and budgets.
HEDGING STRATEGIES FOR AG PRODUCERS AND GROWERS
This session will complement the main presentations above and provide a real-world hypothetical example of the steps, processes, and considerations to map out an action plan and implementation strategy of an effective cash/marketing/hedging plan.Strong emphasis will be placed on the psychological, financial and local physical realities that are a key part of any successful strategy.HEDGING STRATEGIES FOR AG BANKERS: HELPING FARM CUSTOMERS INCREASE PROFITABILITY
This session will complement the main presentations above and illustrates to bankers how they can help their farmer customers better utilize marketing/hedging strategies to increase their revenues in order to ensure loan performance as a sustainable banking customer
THE FUTURE OF AGRICULTURE-THE DECADE AHEAD
Over the last 300 years, commodity/agricultural prices and the economics for those involved in the entire food chain have been characterized by long periods of stagnation and equally long periods of dynamic prosperity.
The key factors that drive these long-term hard asset/agricultural cycles are the global trends in geopolitics, fiscal/monetary policy, demographics, technological innovation, environmental policy, and weather volatility.
In this presentation, the relevant historical cycles, statistics, and correlations will be discussed with an emphasis on the amplified synchronization effects these forces have on agricultural prices.
Particular focus will be dedicated to global weather volatility trends and monetary trends for the decade ahead.
There will be a discussion on both the short-term and long-term pricing outlooks for grain markets, livestock markets, and soft agricultural markets, along with outlooks for input prices in energy, natural gas, and fertilizer markets.
Where prudent hedging strategies will be discussed along with risk management concepts as it relates to cash marketing, crop insurance, crop inputs etc. Being aware of these historical economic pricing trends in agriculture promotes a more proactive approach to managing risks. It helps Ag operators and bankers alike prepare for enhancing longer-term business success.
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Testimonials
11 people have recommended this speaker
“The event was a grand success!! Shawn was excellent. He is truly a fabulous speaker and a great guy! We loved having him again.”
“Shawn was fantastic! His presentation was very well received and what a personable guy he is!”
“Shawn delivered an impressive, fact-based presentation on the hottest global issues in 65 minutes! A lot of information that any agribusiness in the room was captivated by.”
“Both Tim and Shawn were amazing and the crowd enjoyed their presentations.”
“The audience really enjoyed Shawns' presentation. Feedback was above expectations. He is a pretty neat guy. A good guy in fact. Personable, easy to visit with, thoughtful, and brings a bit of a unique life story.”
“Shawn was a big hit! I had a follow up meeting yesterday with one of the dairy owners that attended the event. He was more than pleased, traveled and hour to attend. And told me it was the best speaker he had heard in a couple of years.”
“Overall evaluations were good. There were comments that he got too in the weeds and too technical. He could improve by removing content from his presentation and presenting less data. Less is likely more.”
“Shawn's presentation was a hit, and we had many requests for his slides (which he agreed to allow us to share). He was so nice to work with!”
“Shawn Hackett is truly an expert in his field. Shawn has a unique insight to the moving parts of the Commodity Markets. He looks at historical weather patterns and understands the moves the insiders make. I would highly recommend Shawn to anyone looking for a speaker that will leave your audience with a very thought provoking message.”
“The audience was very focused on this presentation the connection between weather and commodity prices was new and hit home. He has a very friendly and comfortable style that fit with the farmers.”
“Shawn Hackett was a friendly and engaging speaker who helped the audience clearly understand complex issues he was sharing. Shawn’s presentation brought the level of thinking of our audience well beyond the mailbox!”