GOOD MORNING, Prices remain firm with beans and soyoil in the lead while grains are firmer as well. The short-covering tone that started Tues. continues. More bean business to China and a slightly slower planting pace keeps beans pointed to the upside. But technically, beans and soyoil have spent time solidifying support, and are now attempting to see what is reasonable to the upside given the current status of overall demand. Soyoil futures and oilshare trend higher on the back of a sharply higher palm oil market. Corn begins its day closer to trendline support, which could create further short-covering given the technical outlook. REPORTS Planting Progress: Corn: 88% planted vs. 90% expected,...
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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.