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China In-Country Analysis

Livestock NRDC Sets Meeting With Hog Industry to Discuss Market Stability China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) will hold a private meeting with hog industry representatives tomorrow in Beijing. This will include leadership from two industry associations and eight companies in the hog producing and meat processing sectors. The named companies include Muyuan Foodstuffs, Wens Group, New Hope Group, Tech-Bank Company, Shineway, Yurun, Jinluo, and Beijing Ershang Group. The impetus for this gathering with the NRDC clearly points to the strong recovery in live hog prices since June. From the third week in June through mid-July, the national live hog price skyrocketed by 26.8 percent.  In some places, upticks were...

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Summary of Futures

Mar 26 Corn closed at $4.44/bushel, down $0.005 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Wheat closed at $5.105/bushel, down $0.02 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Soybeans closed at $10.5625/bushel, down $0.0575 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Soymeal closed at $299.5/short ton, down $0.4...

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Market Commentary: Weaker Crude Oil Sinks CBOT Despite Soybean Sales to China

The CBOT on Tuesday failed to follow Monday’s dramatic technical strength and corn, the soy complex, and wheat all settled lower for the day. A sharp pullback in crude oil prices was primarily responsible for the soy complex weakness as it eliminated a key piece of support for soyoil. In...

China Market Analysis

Donroe Doctrine The forced extradition of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Moduro has been variously framed to stop the flow of narcotics and obtain oil but the geopolitical implications are not lost on Beijing. It buys its petroleum from seven main suppliers, with Russia sanctioned, Iran in...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Mar 26 Corn closed at $4.44/bushel, down $0.005 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Wheat closed at $5.105/bushel, down $0.02 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Soybeans closed at $10.5625/bushel, down $0.0575 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Soymeal closed at $299.5/short ton, down $0.4...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: Weaker Crude Oil Sinks CBOT Despite Soybean Sales to China

The CBOT on Tuesday failed to follow Monday’s dramatic technical strength and corn, the soy complex, and wheat all settled lower for the day. A sharp pullback in crude oil prices was primarily responsible for the soy complex weakness as it eliminated a key piece of support for soyoil. In...

China Market Analysis

Donroe Doctrine The forced extradition of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Moduro has been variously framed to stop the flow of narcotics and obtain oil but the geopolitical implications are not lost on Beijing. It buys its petroleum from seven main suppliers, with Russia sanctioned, Iran in...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Middle East, Mediterranean, and Africa Regional Analysis

Mediterranean/Middle East/North Africa/Africa – MEA Region Morocco has established its soft wheat import rebate program for 1 January to 30 April 2026. The actual amount of the import rebate is calculated on the average landed cost versus the government set reference price based on inform...

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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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