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Market Commentary: Inflation Climbs, Crude Hesitates, Grains Reset

Key Market Insights Macros: Inflation isn’t cooling — it’s moving higher again. March PCE inflation (Personal Consumption Expenditures index — the Fed’s preferred measure of inflation) rose 0.7 percent month-over-month, pushing the annual rate to 3.5 percent, the h...

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Transportation Perspectives - 30 April

WPI has officially launched Transportation Perspectives as a standalone weekly report separate from our Ag Perspectives articles and analysis. Current Ag Perspectives subscribers will have gratis access to the report through 16 April 2026. Please email us or subscr...

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Summary of Futures

Jul 26 Corn closed at $4.7475/bushel, down $0.03 from yesterday's close.  Jul 26 Wheat closed at $6.3675/bushel, down $0.1625 from yesterday's close.  Jul 26 Soybeans closed at $11.955/bushel, down $0.015 from yesterday's close.  Jul 26 Soymeal closed at $318.9/short ton, down $4...

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Market Commentary: Biofuel Demand and Weather Risks Support Ag Markets Despite Fed Pause

What Matters Today... Fed holds rates steady as inflation uncertainty tied to the Iran conflict pressures equities and supports broader commodity risk premia Biofuel demand accelerating globally, with U.S. imports of used cooking oil and strong soyoil demand reinforcing upside across the soy c...

Transportation Perspectives - 30 April

WPI has officially launched Transportation Perspectives as a standalone weekly report separate from our Ag Perspectives articles and analysis. Current Ag Perspectives subscribers will have gratis access to the report through 16 April 2026. Please email us or subscr...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Jul 26 Corn closed at $4.7475/bushel, down $0.03 from yesterday's close.  Jul 26 Wheat closed at $6.3675/bushel, down $0.1625 from yesterday's close.  Jul 26 Soybeans closed at $11.955/bushel, down $0.015 from yesterday's close.  Jul 26 Soymeal closed at $318.9/short ton, down $4...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: Biofuel Demand and Weather Risks Support Ag Markets Despite Fed Pause

What Matters Today... Fed holds rates steady as inflation uncertainty tied to the Iran conflict pressures equities and supports broader commodity risk premia Biofuel demand accelerating globally, with U.S. imports of used cooking oil and strong soyoil demand reinforcing upside across the soy c...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Jul 26 Corn closed at $4.7775/bushel, up $0.0225 from yesterday's close.  Jul 26 Wheat closed at $6.53/bushel, down $0.0475 from yesterday's close.  Jul 26 Soybeans closed at $11.97/bushel, up $0.0775 from yesterday's close.  Jul 26 Soymeal closed at $323.8/short ton, down $3.6 f...

Livestock Round Up: Farm Bill Includes Prop 12 Fix

An amendment to the U.S. House farm bill, aiming to remove the Save Our Bacon Act language in Section 12006 that would have stripped language to prohibit California’s Proposition 12, Massachusetts’ Question 3, and up to 500 state agricultural laws across the country, was blocked by...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Jul 26 Corn closed at $4.7775/bushel, up $0.0225 from yesterday's close.  Jul 26 Wheat closed at $6.53/bushel, down $0.0475 from yesterday's close.  Jul 26 Soybeans closed at $11.97/bushel, up $0.0775 from yesterday's close.  Jul 26 Soymeal closed at $323.8/short ton, down $3.6 f...

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Black Sea Regional Analysis

Russian Grain Markets: 20-24 April 2026 During the week in review, the Russian grains market remained volatile with a broadly bullish undertone. However, it remains too early to determine whether this shift is being driven by geopolitical factors or short-term positioning. The market continues...

FOB Prices and Freight Rates App (Updated 29 April)

WPI Grain Prices and Freight Rate App   Note: you can also visit the app directly by clicking here.   Supplemental Information The section below offers a concise view of the options available in the current version of the WPI FOB Price and Freight Rate app, along with a short “...

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Market Commentary: Wheat, Corn Score New Highs on Weather, Fund Buying

Weather concerns and the impacts of the war in Iran helped push wheat and corn to sharp gains Tuesday, with both markets blowing past key technical resistance levels. The weather is now coupled with geopolitical tensions that look increasingly hard to resolve, which is giving funds the perfect...

House Ag Appropriations Bill: Moving to Full Committee This Week

Congress is moving forward with its FY 2027 spending bills, while also still working to address FY 2026 funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which is still in a shutdown. The House Agriculture-FDA Appropriations Subcommittee marked up and passed its FY 2027 bill. The House bill prov...

China Market Analysis

The overarching concern for China is that the rising cost of energy will reduce global trade demand at the same time that countries are becoming more protectionist.  Trump Visit to China President Trump’s visit to China is in just over two weeks, though some question whether the trip...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Jul 26 Corn closed at $4.755/bushel, up $0.0625 from yesterday's close.  Jul 26 Wheat closed at $6.5775/bushel, up $0.28 from yesterday's close.  Jul 26 Soybeans closed at $11.8925/bushel, down $0.0275 from yesterday's close.  Jul 26 Soymeal closed at $327.4/short ton, down $0.4...

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