The CBOT traded a volatile day to start the week, mirroring outside markets’ increased jumpiness. Apparent reductions in geopolitical tensions in the Black Sea sent wheat prices sharply lower for the day, even as crude oil and energy markets traded higher and remained on edge. Corn futures posted bearish reversals for the day after pushing to new contract highs. Soybeans and soymeal were the stars of the CBOT show, with the oilseed pushing to 20+ cent gains and soymeal continuing its recent rally. Funds were net buyers in soybeans and soymeal for the day, while selling corn and wheat positions. The weekly Export Inspections report was bullish soybeans and neutral/supportive corn and wheat. Soybean inspections exceeded their wee...
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...
From WPI Consulting
Communicating importance of value-added products
Facing increasing pressure to quantify the value of export promotion efforts to investors, a U.S. industry organization retained WPI to develop a quantitative model that better communicated the importance of exports. The resulting model concluded that value-added meat exports contributed $0.45 cents per bushel to the price of corn, increasing support for that sector’s financial support of WPI’s client. In addition to serving the red meat industry with this type of analysis, WPI has generated similar deliverables for the U.S. soybean and poultry/egg industries.