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CFTC COT Report Analysis

Through 15 October, funds reversed their short covering trends and emerged as net sellers in the soybean, corn, and soymeal markets after the bearish October WASDE and shift towards wetter weather in South America. Funds doubled their short position in soybean futures and are now short a small 40,000 contract position. Funds also...

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WPI Crop Progress and Conditions App (Updated 24 November)

Update for 28 April 2025: Last year, users pointed out differences between the 5-year averages reported in this app and what USDA estimates in its weekly report. The difference exists because WPI calculates average based on the last 5 years of observations for the current week. In cases where o...

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Summary of Futures

Dec 25 Corn closed at $4.2375/bushel, down $0.0175 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Wheat closed at $5.3475/bushel, down $0.05 from yesterday's close.  Jan 26 Soybeans closed at $11.2325/bushel, down $0.0175 from yesterday's close.  Jan 26 Soymeal closed at $318.3/short ton, down...

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Shuttering Beef Plants

Tyson Foods announced it will shut one large beef plant and slow down another.  The facility shutdown is in Lexington, Nebraska and the plant that will experience a slowdown is in Amarillo, Texas, which will run just one shift per week.  The move to “right-size” the compan...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

WPI Crop Progress and Conditions App (Updated 24 November)

Update for 28 April 2025: Last year, users pointed out differences between the 5-year averages reported in this app and what USDA estimates in its weekly report. The difference exists because WPI calculates average based on the last 5 years of observations for the current week. In cases where o...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Dec 25 Corn closed at $4.2375/bushel, down $0.0175 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Wheat closed at $5.3475/bushel, down $0.05 from yesterday's close.  Jan 26 Soybeans closed at $11.2325/bushel, down $0.0175 from yesterday's close.  Jan 26 Soymeal closed at $318.3/short ton, down...

livestock

Shuttering Beef Plants

Tyson Foods announced it will shut one large beef plant and slow down another.  The facility shutdown is in Lexington, Nebraska and the plant that will experience a slowdown is in Amarillo, Texas, which will run just one shift per week.  The move to “right-size” the compan...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Mercosur Regional Analysis

WHEAT The Argentine wheat harvest advanced 3.8 percentage points this week, bringing total progress to 20 percent of the area. Yields continued to perform well, and given tight margins after recent price declines, most harvested volumes exceeded breakeven levels. In the core production region,...

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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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