The CBOT traded a mixed day with wheat once again the market’s focus. Wheat futures opened sharply lower as the short-covering rally ended and the market was freed to trade as much as $1.30 either side of yesterday’s close. The end of the short-covering panic allowed wheat futures to correct sharply lower overnight and during the day session, but the bullish influence of the Ukraine war remains clear as May CBOT wheat ended just 7½ cents lower. Most of the trade was focused either on the wheat market or on positioning for tomorrow’s March WASDE. Funds sold as much as 18,000 contracts of wheat while buying 10,000 contracts of corn and 8,000 contracts of soybeans. Managed money traders were also net buyers of 6...
What You Need to Know Today: There has already been a strong run of flash soybean sales announcements in recent weeks, but more than 1.4 MMT reported this morning is an exceptionally large single-day total with major implications for the market. If the sales to China and unknown destinations w...
On Friday, at 6:57 AM, President Donald Trump announced, via a social media post, a 90-day window during which up to 300,000 metric tons of product for ground beef could be imported outside of tariff-rate quotas—a move aimed at bringing down costs for American consumers. This is the secon...
From WPI Consulting
Weighing in on strategic realignment
WPI’s team was retained by the governing board of a U.S. industry organization to review a decision, reached by vote, to invest significant assets into the development and management of an export trading company. WPI’s team conducted a formal review of this decision and concluded that the current level of market saturation would limit the benefits of the investment. Based on WPI’s analysis and recommended actions, the board subsequently reversed its decision and undertook a strategic planning effort to identify more impactful investments. On behalf of numerous clients, WPI has not only assisted in identifying strategic paths but also advised their implementation.