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Market Commentary: Partial Recovery on Slim News and Low Volume

After reacting to a fire hose of developments earlier this week, ag futures had little new fundamental input today except a brief hiatus in the trade war. Volume was quite low in grains, though it was higher in cattle where gains were sharp this week. Both corn and soybeans recovered most of their early-week losses. On the week:

It was the third week in a row lower for corn, HRW, HRS, and lean hogs. After three weeks of trading lower, soymeal bounced back. After five weeks of trading lower, live cattle won the week overall for gains. 

On Tuesday, USDA will issue its March WASDE report. The agency is nearing the end of its focus solely on MY 2024/25. Current U.S. harvest and yield numbers are final so there will only be adjustments t...

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May 26 Corn closed at $4.6725/bushel, up $0.0475 from yesterday's close.  May 26 Wheat closed at $5.9775/bushel, up $0.0775 from yesterday's close.  May 26 Soybeans closed at $11.7175/bushel, up $0.1675 from yesterday's close.  May 26 Soymeal closed at $319.8/short ton, down $2.6...

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Market Commentary: Demand Builds, Markets Await Confirmation

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Early 2026 Projections of Cow-Calf Finances

Cow-calf margins hit all-time record highs in 2025 as the industry benefited from the downstream impacts of record-breaking beef demand and the smallest beef cattle herd in decades. As WPI readers will know well, the resulting supply crunch boosted cattle prices across the production landscape...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

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feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

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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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