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Market Commentary

Wheat, corn and soybean futures were higher overnight. Chicago wheat traded as much as a dime higher with corn and soybeans up 3-4 cents and 6-8 cents, respectively. Overnight volume was nothing special, and none of the buying surfaced in today’s session. In fact, those same futures all traded slightly lower much of the day on light fund selling, although Chicago and KC wheat managed to close with gains of around 1-2 cents with MGEX contracts mixed fractionally or unchanged. Funds started this week short wheat, soybeans and soyoil while long a small amount of corn and soymeal. Conservative candidate Jair Bolsonaro has been elected to be the new president of Brazil. As noted here a few weeks ago, he is pro-agriculture and pro-busines...

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European Market Analysis

Regional News  The U.S. is not the only country suffering from tight cattle supplies and rising beef values, as the EU is battling the same problem. Across the EU, there is a shortage of slaughter cattle that continues to intensify and drive prices higher. Germany is seeing slightly greate...

FOB Prices and Freight Rates App (Updated 10 September)

WPI Grain Prices and Freight Rate App Note: you can also visit the app directly by clicking here. Supplemental Information The section below offers a concise view of the options available in the current version of the WPI FOB Price and Freight Rate app, along with a short “How To”...

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Market Commentary: A Tale of Two Markets: Grains Consolidate While Cattle Correction Accelerates

Note: WPI’s data supplier for futures pricing and data experienced a significant outage on Tuesday, 9 September. All prices/quotes in this article are believed to be correct, but clients should double-check values before acting on any information contained herein.  The ag markets sho...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

European Market Analysis

Regional News  The U.S. is not the only country suffering from tight cattle supplies and rising beef values, as the EU is battling the same problem. Across the EU, there is a shortage of slaughter cattle that continues to intensify and drive prices higher. Germany is seeing slightly greate...

FOB Prices and Freight Rates App (Updated 10 September)

WPI Grain Prices and Freight Rate App Note: you can also visit the app directly by clicking here. Supplemental Information The section below offers a concise view of the options available in the current version of the WPI FOB Price and Freight Rate app, along with a short “How To”...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: A Tale of Two Markets: Grains Consolidate While Cattle Correction Accelerates

Note: WPI’s data supplier for futures pricing and data experienced a significant outage on Tuesday, 9 September. All prices/quotes in this article are believed to be correct, but clients should double-check values before acting on any information contained herein.  The ag markets sho...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Dec 25 Corn closed at $4.1975/bushel, down $0.02 from yesterday's close.  Dec 25 Wheat closed at $5.2025/bushel, down $0.035 from yesterday's close.  Nov 25 Soybeans closed at $10.3125/bushel, down $0.025 from yesterday's close.  Dec 25 Soymeal closed at $289/short ton, up $3.4 f...

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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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