SPREADS May crush trades to 63c/bu while oilshare is 33.80%. Spreads are steady with July/Dec corn inverse trading to 86 1/4c from 83c and May/July at 10 1/2c to 11c. July/Dec wheat bounces to 96c inverse from 90 1/4c. March wheat/corn trades from 85c to 95c. July/Nov bean spread trades from 1.92 3/4c to 1.87c while March/May trades from 3 1/4c inverse to 2 1/4c. PALM OIL April closed up 65 ringgits at 3,382 ringgit/mt. The Malaysian Palm Oil Board is forecasting January export data to show exports at an estimated 1.056 mmt, down 35% from December. The decline is said to be attributed to the rush in Dec. to book cargoes ahead of Malaysia re-implementing an export tax in Jan.&nb...
What You Need to Know Today: Crude oil prices extended their rally today, supported by several developments, including escalating Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabian oil infrastructure and growing concerns about supply disruptions. The Trump administration is reportedly preparing to remove 50 perc...
Key Takeaways: The agricultural trade surplus has become a sizable deficit: the balance swung from a $40.1 billion surplus in 2011 to a $40.7 billion deficit in 2025. Imports kept growing while exports lost momentum: between 2020 and 2025, agricultural imports increased 45 percent, compa...
USDA released its October Cattle on Feed report Friday, showing 11.4 million cattle in feedlots with capacity for 1,000 head or more, slightly below last year. September placements were the lowest for the month since records began in 1996, marking the third consecutive month of placements sett...
Regional News Dry weather across the UK and Europe is becoming increasingly concerning for the 2027 crops as planting intentions are lowered amid dry soil conditions. Delayed sowing or establishment under adverse conditions could leave crops more vulnerable to frost/freeze events and dise...
From WPI Consulting
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.