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Argentina’s Declining Wheat

El Nino continues to disrupt crop production around the world, and it is not done with Argentina. The country suffered a record crop falloff last season due to the weather phenomenon and now a similar pattern of dryness is impacting two-thirds of the wheat area. The result is a declining wheat yield forecast. Argentina’s wheat yield has been trending downward for many years. The area harvested and total production have slowly been trending upward, but not yield. This is important because yield reflects productivity gain whereas the area harvested simply reflects inputs. It is unclear whether the nation’s recent adoption of GMO wheat will impact the trend, but the trend may have impacted the policy change. Meanwhile, wheat area...

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Market Commentary: Momentum is Stalled Pending WASDE

After yesterday’s baseless bounce, today’s trading involved some retracement on a lack of fresh inputs. There was yet another flash corn export sale this morning, but higher volume sent corn futures lower. It was an unforgiving day, and the market is in a holding pattern until USDA&...

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Summary of Futures

Dec 25 Corn closed at $4.055/bushel, down $0.015 from yesterday's close.  Sep 25 Wheat closed at $5.145/bushel, down $0.0375 from yesterday's close.  Nov 25 Soybeans closed at $9.875/bushel, down $0.0625 from yesterday's close.  Dec 25 Soymeal closed at $285.2/short ton, up $0 fr...

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Market Commentary: A Bounce but Fundamentals Unchanged

Unlike in previous days, commodity futures opened higher today and sustained upward momentum. There was some short covering and some correction from over-sold but it is unlikely the market has found a seasonal bottom. There is good demand, but there is also the potential for record crops. Next...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: Momentum is Stalled Pending WASDE

After yesterday’s baseless bounce, today’s trading involved some retracement on a lack of fresh inputs. There was yet another flash corn export sale this morning, but higher volume sent corn futures lower. It was an unforgiving day, and the market is in a holding pattern until USDA&...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Dec 25 Corn closed at $4.055/bushel, down $0.015 from yesterday's close.  Sep 25 Wheat closed at $5.145/bushel, down $0.0375 from yesterday's close.  Nov 25 Soybeans closed at $9.875/bushel, down $0.0625 from yesterday's close.  Dec 25 Soymeal closed at $285.2/short ton, up $0 fr...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: A Bounce but Fundamentals Unchanged

Unlike in previous days, commodity futures opened higher today and sustained upward momentum. There was some short covering and some correction from over-sold but it is unlikely the market has found a seasonal bottom. There is good demand, but there is also the potential for record crops. Next...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Export Sales

Export Sales and Shipments for July 25-31, 2025 Wheat: Net sales of 737,800 metric tons (MT) for 2025/2026 were up 25 percent from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. Export shipments of 667,700 MT were up noticeably from the previous week and up 38 percent from the prior 4-wee...

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On behalf of a commodity producer organization, WPI evaluated the outputs from a project that featured a $5 million investment into technical research over multiple years. WPI’s team captured the results of this extensive effort and synthesized them for presentation to the organization’s governing board; among the findings uncovered and presented for the first time was the development of genomic traits proven, via rigorous testing, to provide crop yield advantages of 50 percent or more to U.S. farmers in times of drought. Capturing measurable results from long-term efforts can be challenging. Educating clients on the dynamics of success measurement when quantifiable results are not readily available requires deep client-consultant collaboration and an ability to consider both near- and long-term client aspirations with market/policy dynamics – attributes that WPI brings to every consulting engagement.

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