Most eyes on today’s WASDE were looking at the crop side since this is a critical month with harvest underway. However, there were a few items of interest in the meat and livestock sections of the report. Beef and pork production were up slightly based on broiler production being revised down from last month.
Overall, the WASDE comports with the trends and developments WPI has reported on. Beef production was adjusted based on higher bull and cow slaughter in Q3; most of that cow slaughter has come from dairy culling, a trend we noted to watch back in July. Milk cows on dairy farms were 13,000 head lower in July compared to July of last year. Milk production per cow in July was down 9 pounds based on hot weather in key produ...
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...
Key Takeaways: The Middle East and North Africa's arid climate and limited water resources have created a structural dependence on imported wheat. Government wheat tenders in major importing countries serve as important benchmarks for global trade, providing insight into exporter competitivene...
