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Market Commentary

After testing bottoms earlier this week, the commodity market (like equities) reversed on short covering and moved higher. Fund buying was active, and the spread trade was pushed by major funds rolling their positions this week. The weather forecast suggests the possibility of some rain this weekend but not nearly enough for a hot and dry eastern part of the U.S. Midwest. Thus, the semblance of a weather premium is being put in place ahead of Monday’s release of USDA’s August WASDE. The report itself gives impetus for coverage. Most expect it to reduce the estimates for corn and soybean production as well as for corn and wheat stocks. The soybean carryover will be more plentiful due to China’s purchase embargo. On the pr...

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Market Commentary: Mixed but Friendly

Never understood the market phrase “friendly” – friendly to whom? Today’s market was not too unfriendly to anyone from the standpoint that up or down, there were no dramatic swings. Call it light volatility. Key points: The results were mixed with corn, soymeal, and liv...

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Livestock Roundup: Slightly More Hogs and Pigs

USDA released its June quarterly Hogs and Pigs report today. Pre-report expectation was for a total inventory of 73.6 million head – which would have been the smallest September inventory since 2017 - but the actual inventory was 74.3 million, slightly higher than September 2022 and up 2...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Dec 23 Corn closed at $4.885/bushel, up $0.0525 from yesterday's close.  Dec 23 Wheat closed at $5.7875/bushel, down $0.0075 from yesterday's close.  Nov 23 Soybeans closed at $13.005/bushel, down $0.0275 from yesterday's close.  Dec 23 Soymeal closed at $391.5/short ton, up $2.4...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: Mixed but Friendly

Never understood the market phrase “friendly” – friendly to whom? Today’s market was not too unfriendly to anyone from the standpoint that up or down, there were no dramatic swings. Call it light volatility. Key points: The results were mixed with corn, soymeal, and liv...

livestock

Livestock Roundup: Slightly More Hogs and Pigs

USDA released its June quarterly Hogs and Pigs report today. Pre-report expectation was for a total inventory of 73.6 million head – which would have been the smallest September inventory since 2017 - but the actual inventory was 74.3 million, slightly higher than September 2022 and up 2...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Dec 23 Corn closed at $4.885/bushel, up $0.0525 from yesterday's close.  Dec 23 Wheat closed at $5.7875/bushel, down $0.0075 from yesterday's close.  Nov 23 Soybeans closed at $13.005/bushel, down $0.0275 from yesterday's close.  Dec 23 Soymeal closed at $391.5/short ton, up $2.4...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Export Sales

Export Sales and Shipments for September 15-21, 2023 Wheat:  Net sales of 544,500 metric tons (MT) for 2023/2024 were up 77 percent from the previous week and 51 percent from the prior 4-week average. Export shipments of 584,600 MT--a marketing-year high--were up 98 percent from the previo...

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Forecasting developments in production agriculture

On behalf of a private U.S. agricultural technology provider, WPI’s team generated an econometric model to forecast the movement of concentrated corn production north and west from the traditional U.S. Corn Belt. WPI’s model has subsequently provided quantitative support to a multi-million-dollar investment into short-season corn variety development. WPI’s methodology included a series of interviews with regional grain elevators and seed consultants. Emphasizing outreach and communication with stakeholders who possess intimate sectoral knowledge – on-the-ground insights – is a regular component of WPI’s methodologies, made possible by WPI’s ever-growing network of industry contacts.

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