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CFTC COT Report Analysis

Friday’s CFTC report showed that managed money traders are becoming split on their views for the grains and oilseeds complexes going forward. Funds were bearish grains as they sold a combined 120,000 contracts in corn and all three classes of wheat futures while buying 23,000 contracts across the soy complex. The net effect of last week’s trade (through Tuesday’s reporting deadline) is that funds sold 84,000 contracts across the major ag commodities (soy complex, corn, wheat, and livestock) and flipped a small net long for the current small net short.  In the soy complex, ...

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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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Market Commentary: Market Wiggles on Pro Farmer, Weather and Demand

Yesterday’s grain and oilseed rally extended, for the most part, today. While wheat led the complex upward yesterday, today’s higher volume trading corn and the soy complex gave the thrust in today’s session. Soymeal and the livestock complex took a breather today. The incomin...

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Export Sales

Export Sales and Shipments for August 8-14, 2025 Wheat: Net sales of 519,800 metric tons (MT) for 2025/2026 were down 28 percent from the previous week and 25 percent from the prior 4-week average. Export shipments of 360,600 MT were up 6 percent from the previous week, but down 30 percent from...

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...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: Market Wiggles on Pro Farmer, Weather and Demand

Yesterday’s grain and oilseed rally extended, for the most part, today. While wheat led the complex upward yesterday, today’s higher volume trading corn and the soy complex gave the thrust in today’s session. Soymeal and the livestock complex took a breather today. The incomin...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Export Sales

Export Sales and Shipments for August 8-14, 2025 Wheat: Net sales of 519,800 metric tons (MT) for 2025/2026 were down 28 percent from the previous week and 25 percent from the prior 4-week average. Export shipments of 360,600 MT were up 6 percent from the previous week, but down 30 percent from...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Dec 25 Corn closed at $4.1175/bushel, up $0.0775 from yesterday's close.  Dec 25 Wheat closed at $5.2975/bushel, up $0.015 from yesterday's close.  Nov 25 Soybeans closed at $10.56/bushel, up $0.2 from yesterday's close.  Dec 25 Soymeal closed at $294.2/short ton, down $3 from ye...

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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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