GOOD MORNING, The June WASDE report will be released at 11:00 Chicago time. The theme of the week has been to even positions into the numbers, with a good portion of the numbers going to front month rolls. This morning spreads are firm as the roll ends. Outside markets are taking a beating with global equities down hard in what is a risk-off mentality, which could spread to Ags. Funds have sold corn for the last two days, expecting numbers to be bearish for today's data. While most fund positions are close to even, corn remains a solidly large 300K futures / options combined short given this week's selling. What the funds do with this short will probably dictate how nearby futures trade for the balance...
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Russian Grain Markets: 29 June-3 July 2026 The new marketing season has officially begun in Russia, although bearish sentiment has been concentrated in the southern regions closest to the Black Sea ports, where export demand has been weakest. Delays in grain deliveries to inland elevators have...
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.