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Market Commentary

Much like yesterday, today’s trading was dominated by crop tour yield numbers, good weather forecasts, and continued pressure on world wheat values. The soy complex managed to post solid gains, but wheat led corn lower amid significant spread trading. Funds are thought to be flat corn while holding an 80,000-contract new short position in soybeans and a small net short in wheat. News broke this afternoon that USDA is pulling all staff from the ongoing Pro Farmer tour after one participating employee was threatened. WPI’s knowledge of this tour is that a few USDA staffers are typically present on it each year ahead of the agency’s own crop tour/yield estimate efforts. Outside markets were mostly higher today with U.S. equ...

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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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Infrastructure investment due diligence

On behalf of a Canadian oilseed processer WPI's team provided market analysis, econometric modeling and financial due diligence in support of a $24 million-dollar investment in a Ukrainian crush plant. Consistent with WPI's findings, local production to supply the plant and the facility's output have expanded exponentially since the investment. WPI has conducted parallel work on behalf of U.S., South American and European clients, both private and public, in the agri-food space.

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