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Biofuels: SREs and Renewable Diesel Trends

The RINs market reacted to a news story that EPA was planning on being stingy with future small refinery exemptions (SREs). That speculation was addressed by Administrator Wheeler at a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing yesterday. Wheeler said no decisions have been made about the SRE process, and he was reluctant to make comments that could have market implications for RINs trading.  According to Wheeler, We are currently reviewing, along with attorneys, how to best implement that decision and that, of course, goes to the heart of the small refinery exemption program.   In January, the 10th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals in Denver ruled that EPA went beyond its authority in granting three different small refine...

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Market Commentary: South American Weather, Profit Tanking Sink CBOT

Grains and oilseeds nearly all traded lower to start the week with profit taking driving most of the action as the CBOT enters another holiday-shortened week. The only market to finish higher was soyoil, where a geopolitical tension driving bounce in crude oil helped support the vegoil. Improve...

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Grinch Close for 2025

According to stock market statisticians, the S&P 500 stock index historically makes an average of 1.3 to 1.4 percent gains during the last five days of December and the first two days of January. The so-called Santa Clause rally has happened nearly 80 percent of the time, with analysts attr...

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Summary of Futures

Mar 26 Corn closed at $4.4225/bushel, down $0.0775 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Wheat closed at $5.13/bushel, down $0.06 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Soybeans closed at $10.635/bushel, down $0.09 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Soymeal closed at $303.3/short ton, down $4.1...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: South American Weather, Profit Tanking Sink CBOT

Grains and oilseeds nearly all traded lower to start the week with profit taking driving most of the action as the CBOT enters another holiday-shortened week. The only market to finish higher was soyoil, where a geopolitical tension driving bounce in crude oil helped support the vegoil. Improve...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Grinch Close for 2025

According to stock market statisticians, the S&P 500 stock index historically makes an average of 1.3 to 1.4 percent gains during the last five days of December and the first two days of January. The so-called Santa Clause rally has happened nearly 80 percent of the time, with analysts attr...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Mar 26 Corn closed at $4.4225/bushel, down $0.0775 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Wheat closed at $5.13/bushel, down $0.06 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Soybeans closed at $10.635/bushel, down $0.09 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Soymeal closed at $303.3/short ton, down $4.1...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Export Sales

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From WPI Consulting

Infrastructure investment due diligence

On behalf of a Canadian oilseed processer WPI's team provided market analysis, econometric modeling and financial due diligence in support of a $24 million-dollar investment in a Ukrainian crush plant. Consistent with WPI's findings, local production to supply the plant and the facility's output have expanded exponentially since the investment. WPI has conducted parallel work on behalf of U.S., South American and European clients, both private and public, in the agri-food space.

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