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Mercosur Regional Analysis

Argentina Macroeconomic Updates Argentina saw a shortened trading week, with no markets last Thursday and Friday. It was also the first week of trading under the new exchange rate regulations, so it took the markets a few days to adjust. Regarding the official exchange rate, it opened on Monday above 1,200 ARS/USD (versus 1,075 the previous Friday) and ended the week at 1,170 ARS/USD - slightly above the 1,130 ARS/USD that exporters had been using to settle under the "dólar blend" scheme. As for prices, by the end of the week, nearly all commodities posted significant gains – some even larger than the exchange rate increase – meaning prices rose slightly in U.S. dollar terms as well. Still, due to the uncertainty and the...

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Export Sales

Export Sales and Shipments for Dec 11, 2025...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: Grains Give up Gains while Cattle Turn Higher on Cash Trade

The CBOT saw its typical low-volume post-Christmas trading session on Friday, but low trading volume didn’t stop the markets from making some notable technical moves. The first of which, on a broad scale, is that early strength in corn, the soy complex, and to a lesser extent wheat, all f...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Mar 26 Corn closed at $4.5/bushel, down $0.01 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Wheat closed at $5.19/bushel, down $0.0275 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Soybeans closed at $10.725/bushel, down $0.04 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Soymeal closed at $307.4/short ton, down $0.7 fro...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Export Sales

Export Sales and Shipments for Dec 11, 2025...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: Grains Give up Gains while Cattle Turn Higher on Cash Trade

The CBOT saw its typical low-volume post-Christmas trading session on Friday, but low trading volume didn’t stop the markets from making some notable technical moves. The first of which, on a broad scale, is that early strength in corn, the soy complex, and to a lesser extent wheat, all f...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Mar 26 Corn closed at $4.5/bushel, down $0.01 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Wheat closed at $5.19/bushel, down $0.0275 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Soybeans closed at $10.725/bushel, down $0.04 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Soymeal closed at $307.4/short ton, down $0.7 fro...

Holiday Schedule

Financial markets will be closed on Thursday, 25 December for the Christmas holiday. As a result, there will be no Ag Perspectives report on Thursday. WPI wishes everyone a joyous and safe holiday. WPI will resume operations on Friday, 26 December. Note that Ag Perspectives will be providing ma...

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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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