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Hog Outlook Shows Smaller Production and Exports, but Strong Demand in 2025

The March Hogs and Pigs report offered the industry a much-needed look at what the supply situation is and is likely to be for the coming year. As WPI readers likely already know, the report showed that all-hogs and pigs inventories were essentially equal to last year’s numbers with market hog inventories and farrowing intentions for the next two quarters coming in slightly below year-ago values. In light of these new numbers, WPI has updated our long-term (i.e., full-year 2025) outlook for the hog and pork markets. Briefly, our models anticipate that strong pork demand in Q1 and Q2 in conjunction with lower production will create a price-supportive environment. In LH 2025, pork demand will look similar to 2024 levels, but weaker slau...

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Export Sales

Export Sales and Shipments for May 16-22, 2025. Wheat: Net sales reductions of 128,800 metric tons (MT) for 2024/2025 were up noticeably from the previous week, but down noticeably from the prior 4-week average. Export shipments of 501,200 MT were up 14 percent from the previous week and 12 per...

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Summary of Futures

Jul 25 Corn closed at $4.44/bushel, down $0.03 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Wheat closed at $5.34/bushel, up $0 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Soybeans closed at $10.4175/bushel, down $0.1 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Soymeal closed at $296.3/short ton, down $0.1 from yest...

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Market Commentary: Bears Rule Mostly; Rain and Sunshine Make Grain

Wheat and pigs were the day’s winners, with much of the rest of the contracts bleeding red. President Trump’s war of words with China added some negative energy on the day. It was similar for the week with HRS and hogs adding value, and soymeal higher by a miniscule fraction, but th...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Export Sales

Export Sales and Shipments for May 16-22, 2025. Wheat: Net sales reductions of 128,800 metric tons (MT) for 2024/2025 were up noticeably from the previous week, but down noticeably from the prior 4-week average. Export shipments of 501,200 MT were up 14 percent from the previous week and 12 per...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Jul 25 Corn closed at $4.44/bushel, down $0.03 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Wheat closed at $5.34/bushel, up $0 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Soybeans closed at $10.4175/bushel, down $0.1 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Soymeal closed at $296.3/short ton, down $0.1 from yest...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: Bears Rule Mostly; Rain and Sunshine Make Grain

Wheat and pigs were the day’s winners, with much of the rest of the contracts bleeding red. President Trump’s war of words with China added some negative energy on the day. It was similar for the week with HRS and hogs adding value, and soymeal higher by a miniscule fraction, but th...

Sorting Through Tariffs

On 2 April, President Trump announced the U.S. will impose a minimum baseline of 10 percent tariffs on all imported goods into the U.S. as well as higher reciprocal tariffs on exporting countries that impose tariffs on U.S. goods. Countries that will see tariffs higher than the baseline 10 perc...

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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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