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Market Commentary: Corn Rallies on Export Sales; Bean Bears Return in Heavy Options Trade

The CBOT was mixed on Wednesday with corn rising after the USDA reported “flash” export sales of over 1.9 MMT of corn to Mexico and unknown destinations combined. The news put a bid under futures and caused corn spreads to firm slightly with funds buying back some of what they sold earlier this week. Wheat tagged along and posted 5-cent gains for the day while soybeans sank lower amid bearish fundamentals. There were daily export sales of 330 KMT of soybeans reported for the day, but the market seems to view such volumes as normal for this time of year and were not overly impressed. Historically, exports have been a major demand driver for soybeans, but this year it feels like they are merely a relief valve for the massive crop and not nece...

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feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Mar 26 Corn closed at $4.4425/bushel, down $0.0375 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Wheat closed at $5.295/bushel, down $0.05 from yesterday's close.  Jan 26 Soybeans closed at $10.9125/bushel, up $0.04 from yesterday's close.  Jan 26 Soymeal closed at $301.2/short ton, down $0.1...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: China Buys While Timeline Changes; Wheat Drops on Export Outlook

Once again, the headlines for CBOT trade revolved around news from China, this time in support of both bulls and bears. Bulls benefited from the news of “flash” export sales of 17 Mbu to China and unknown destinations, which was an obvious encouragement to the market. One of the rea...

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feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

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Mar 26 Corn closed at $4.4425/bushel, down $0.0375 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Wheat closed at $5.295/bushel, down $0.05 from yesterday's close.  Jan 26 Soybeans closed at $10.9125/bushel, up $0.04 from yesterday's close.  Jan 26 Soymeal closed at $301.2/short ton, down $0.1...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: China Buys While Timeline Changes; Wheat Drops on Export Outlook

Once again, the headlines for CBOT trade revolved around news from China, this time in support of both bulls and bears. Bulls benefited from the news of “flash” export sales of 17 Mbu to China and unknown destinations, which was an obvious encouragement to the market. One of the rea...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Black Sea Regional Analysis

Russian Grain Markets: 1–5 December 2025 Russia’s grain markets remained largely bearish during the first week of December, although some regions showed bullish sentiment. Trends varied between the European and Asian parts of the country. In Siberia, wheat prices declined across all...

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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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