The CBOT saw two-sided trade on Wednesday that was again heavily influenced by macro markets. Early weakness took corn and soybean futures below major technical support points, only to have those losses pared or reversed when the Bank of England announced a bond-buying program to stabilize the market. That sent the U.S. dollar lower, which supported CBOT ag commodities. Wheat was the upside leader on the dollar’s decline and additional threats from Russia and that market seems to be resuming its trend higher. Corn and soybeans, however, seem caught in technical and fundamental limbo, with Wednesday’s price action offering little clarity. Funds were on both sides of the market in corn and soybeans for the day but were net buyers...
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.