Export Sales for October 7-13, 2022 Wheat: Net sales of 163,100 metric tons (MT) for 2022/2023 primarily for Mexico (93,500 MT, including decreases of 900 MT), Nigeria (36,000 MT), Algeria (31,500 MT), Japan (27,200 MT), and Colombia (18,700 MT, including decreases of 4,300 MT), were offset by reductions primarily for Italy (60,000 MT), Panama (20,100 MT), and unknown destinations (10,500 MT). Total net sales of 22,000 MT for 2023/2024 were for Panama. Export shipments of 242,600 MT were primarily to Japan (61,600 MT), South Korea (36,300 MT), Ecuador (33,000 MT), Honduras (27,500 MT), and Panama (27,300 MT). Corn: Net sales of 408,300 MT for 2022/2023 primarily for Mexico (183,700 MT, including decreases of 32,900...
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On behalf of a commodity producer organization, WPI evaluated the outputs from a project that featured a $5 million investment into technical research over multiple years. WPI’s team captured the results of this extensive effort and synthesized them for presentation to the organization’s governing board; among the findings uncovered and presented for the first time was the development of genomic traits proven, via rigorous testing, to provide crop yield advantages of 50 percent or more to U.S. farmers in times of drought. Capturing measurable results from long-term efforts can be challenging. Educating clients on the dynamics of success measurement when quantifiable results are not readily available requires deep client-consultant collaboration and an ability to consider both near- and long-term client aspirations with market/policy dynamics – attributes that WPI brings to every consulting engagement.
Russian Grain Markets: 29 June-3 July 2026 The new marketing season has officially begun in Russia, although bearish sentiment has been concentrated in the southern regions closest to the Black Sea ports, where export demand has been weakest. Delays in grain deliveries to inland elevators have...
What You Need to Know Today: The hot, dry weather forecast continues to drive strength in grain futures with corn and soybeans hitting another day of strong gains. Monday’s Crop Progress and Conditions data were in line with market expectations and showed relatively few concerns for the...
Yesterday we wrote about the Q1 GDP numbers and the June employment reports in an article entitled Real GDP for Q1 Relying on AI Buildout, Held Back by Consumer Spending. That article mentioned that consumer spending had become a drag on GDP. Nonetheless, real GDP in Q1 was revised upward to 2...