Corn and the soy complex shed value today, but wheat was bolstered mostly by poor crop prospects. Perhaps indicative was the CFTC’s Commitment of Traders report, which was released today instead of Friday due to the holiday. It showed speculators have increased their net short position in wheat by 11.5 percent to 58,482 contracts; cut their net long position in corn by 22 percent to 153,241 contracts; and cut their net long position in soybeans by 2.5 percent to 55,763 contracts. USDA’s weekly Grain Inspections report was also released and was mixed. Corn inspections came in at the top of trade estimates and more than double that of a week ago, but soybean inspections were down and wheat, which has been running lower anyw...
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
Forecasting developments in production agriculture
On behalf of a private U.S. agricultural technology provider, WPI’s team generated an econometric model to forecast the movement of concentrated corn production north and west from the traditional U.S. Corn Belt. WPI’s model has subsequently provided quantitative support to a multi-million-dollar investment into short-season corn variety development. WPI’s methodology included a series of interviews with regional grain elevators and seed consultants. Emphasizing outreach and communication with stakeholders who possess intimate sectoral knowledge – on-the-ground insights – is a regular component of WPI’s methodologies, made possible by WPI’s ever-growing network of industry contacts.