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Cattle on Feed on August 1, 2025

U.S. Cattle on Feed totaled 10.9 million head on August 1, 2025 and was 2 percent below August 1, 2024.  Placements in feedlots during July totaled 1.60 million head, 6 percent below 2024.  Marketings of fed cattle during July totaled 1.75 million head, 6 percent below 2024.  Other disappearance totaled 51,000 head during July, 9 percent below 2024...

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Market Commentary: Some Odds, Some Ends, Some Notable Developments

Grain and oilseed contracts traded mixed to lower on Friday, torn between being over-weight against large yields, and under bought in the face of a late summer loss of moisture combined with a litany of potentially damaging disease outbreaks.  The number of foliar diseases that have been s...

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Summary of Futures

Dec 25 Corn closed at $4.115/bushel, down $0.0025 from yesterday's close.  Dec 25 Wheat closed at $5.2725/bushel, down $0.025 from yesterday's close.  Nov 25 Soybeans closed at $10.585/bushel, up $0.025 from yesterday's close.  Dec 25 Soymeal closed at $291.5/short ton, down $2.7...

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Livestock Roundup: Cattle on Feed Report

USDA’s monthly Cattle on Feed report was released today at 3 p.m.  Total cattle on feed amounted to 10.9 million head, 98 percent of last year.    Total placements were down 6 percent but were above the average pre-report estimate.  Marketings were down 6 percent, in...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: Some Odds, Some Ends, Some Notable Developments

Grain and oilseed contracts traded mixed to lower on Friday, torn between being over-weight against large yields, and under bought in the face of a late summer loss of moisture combined with a litany of potentially damaging disease outbreaks.  The number of foliar diseases that have been s...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Dec 25 Corn closed at $4.115/bushel, down $0.0025 from yesterday's close.  Dec 25 Wheat closed at $5.2725/bushel, down $0.025 from yesterday's close.  Nov 25 Soybeans closed at $10.585/bushel, up $0.025 from yesterday's close.  Dec 25 Soymeal closed at $291.5/short ton, down $2.7...

livestock

Livestock Roundup: Cattle on Feed Report

USDA’s monthly Cattle on Feed report was released today at 3 p.m.  Total cattle on feed amounted to 10.9 million head, 98 percent of last year.    Total placements were down 6 percent but were above the average pre-report estimate.  Marketings were down 6 percent, in...

WPI Grain Transportation Report

Dry Bulk markets were mixed this week with Capesize markets falling back after their recent rally while Panamax and Supramax values continue to firm. The Atlantic and Pacific markets saw diverging trends with the former seeing generally steady trade (except for spot positions) while the latter...

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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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