Wheat The Buenos Aires Grain Exchange, as other exchanges and analysts have done, lowered its wheat crop estimate to 17.5 MMT versus 20.5 MMT in its previous forecast. The reason, of course, is the severe drought causing serious problems for crop development and currently limiting grain filling in the north. Consequently, sharply lower yields are expected for this year. There are even fields where farmers decided to fumigate the wheat crop and prepare the soil for an early soybean crop. Rainfall maps are starting to show some precipitation for mid-October, which will surely help, but it does not seem that amounts will be large enough to offer substantial benefit and irreversible crop damage has already occurred. Forecasts are also s...
What You Need to Know Today: Markets got a surprise with a corn yield of 181.2 bushels/acre in the October WASDE, above the average estimate of 177.6 bushels/acre and up from USDA’s September estimate of 178.5 bushels/acre. Although stronger demand is expected to absorb some of the addit...
The USDA has lowered its 2026 red meat production forecasts slightly while forecasting a slight increase in broiler production. Beef is now projected at 24.802 billion pounds, 75 million pounds less than in September. Cow slaughter is expected to be up; however, this will be offset by lower ste...
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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.