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Ag Review - August 2020

WPI's monthly publication features a review of the past month's market and policy developments. This issue covers such topics as the commodity markets and what to watch, the status of COVID legislation and agriculture spending, the future of global trade, an analysis of markets in China and the Mercosur region and much more.  ...

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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...

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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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Middle East, Mediterranean, and Africa Regional Analysis

Mediterranean/Middle East/North Africa/Africa – MEA Region Tunisian researchers have been able to fully sequence the genomes of two local durum wheat types that have been grown in Tunisia for generations. They say that this “could be the key to developing more climate-resistant duru...

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...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Middle East, Mediterranean, and Africa Regional Analysis

Mediterranean/Middle East/North Africa/Africa – MEA Region Tunisian researchers have been able to fully sequence the genomes of two local durum wheat types that have been grown in Tunisia for generations. They say that this “could be the key to developing more climate-resistant duru...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

WPI Crop Progress and Conditions App (Updated 27 April)

Update for 6 April 2025: 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 ob...

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