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Soybean Crush Margin Forecast

What You Need to Know Today… Crush margins are set to pull back after their recent rallies, though U.S. markets will fare better than others. U.S. demand-led strength in soyoil pricing is a key driver of U.S. margin profitability and will remain so into mid-autumn. Soymeal prices are th...

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FOB Prices and Freight Rates App (Updated 24 June)

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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Summary of Futures

Jul 26 Corn closed at $4.0975/bushel, down $0.0175 from yesterday's close.  Sep 26 Wheat closed at $5.97/bushel, down $0.105 from yesterday's close.  Nov 26 Soybeans closed at $11.4175/bushel, up $0.0025 from yesterday's close.  Jul 26 Soymeal closed at $302.9/short ton, up $3.1...

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Market Commentary: Searching for Something New

What You Need to Know Today: There is a global rotation out of tech stocks right now amid profit-taking and expectations of interest rate hikes later this year. The White House said Iran will use its upcoming unsanctioned oil revenue to buy U.S. agricultural products, a claim that Iran later s...

FOB Prices and Freight Rates App (Updated 24 June)

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 “...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Jul 26 Corn closed at $4.0975/bushel, down $0.0175 from yesterday's close.  Sep 26 Wheat closed at $5.97/bushel, down $0.105 from yesterday's close.  Nov 26 Soybeans closed at $11.4175/bushel, up $0.0025 from yesterday's close.  Jul 26 Soymeal closed at $302.9/short ton, up $3.1...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: Searching for Something New

What You Need to Know Today: There is a global rotation out of tech stocks right now amid profit-taking and expectations of interest rate hikes later this year. The White House said Iran will use its upcoming unsanctioned oil revenue to buy U.S. agricultural products, a claim that Iran later s...

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Hogs and Pigs Report Preview

USDA will release its Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report on Thursday. Below are analysts’ estimates for the report. The biggest change since the 1 March report is the number of market hogs, which is expected to be up 1.1 percent from what was implied in March. The percent increase in hogs we...

Black Sea Regional Analysis

Russian Grain Markets: 15-19 June 2026 The Russian grain market moved lower this week as prices declined across all grain categories ahead of the end of the marketing year. Weakness was observed in both European Russia and the Asian regions, where markets continue to track bearish sentiment in...

livestock

Hogs and Pigs Report Preview

USDA will release its Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report on Thursday. Below are analysts’ estimates for the report. The biggest change since the 1 March report is the number of market hogs, which is expected to be up 1.1 percent from what was implied in March. The percent increase in hogs we...

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Argentina’s Agricultural Export Tax Reform at Risk

Key Takeaways: Argentina is a major global agricultural exporter, but producer returns have historically been constrained by export taxes. Export taxes have been a long-standing policy tool since 1955, reintroduced in 2002 after Argentina’s financial crisis, and have since remained a key...

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Middle East, Mediterranean, and Africa Regional Analysis

Mediterranean/Middle East/North Africa/Africa – MEA Region Egypt Grain Situation Recap: Egypt’s wheat market is very quiet due to good stocks and low demand. Private sector millers are using local wheat production. Egypt’s maize imports have picked up this week, with shipment...

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Livestock Industry Margins

Beef packer margins deteriorated to -$243/head last week, down $25 from the prior week as higher fed cattle prices more than offset a slight decline in the Choice cutout. The cutout eased to $390/cwt while fed cattle prices climbed to $260/cwt - just of all-time highs - extending the seasonal s...

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CFTC COT Report Analysis

Funds continue to hold broadly bearish sentiments resulted in the ag markets as last week marked another in a string of consecutive net liquidation periods. Managed money traders liquidated another 105,000 contracts (35 percent) of their prior all-ags net long, extending the pullback from the l...

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WPI Crop Progress and Conditions App (Updated 23 June)

Developer's Note:  Last year, users pointed out differences between the 5-year averages reported in this app and what USDA estimates in its weekly report. The difference exists because WPI calculates average based on the last 5 years of observations for the current week. In cases where obs...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Jul 26 Corn closed at $4.115/bushel, down $0.06 from yesterday's close.  Sep 26 Wheat closed at $6.075/bushel, down $0.065 from yesterday's close.  Nov 26 Soybeans closed at $11.415/bushel, down $0.0125 from yesterday's close.  Jul 26 Soymeal closed at $299.8/short ton, down $1.5...

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