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Mercosur Regional Analysis

Politics and “Agro Dollar” Rumors  In an environment plagued by rumors and uncertainty, Argentina has become a country where normal business operations are nearly impossible. The constant prospect of new announcements tends to paralyze markets. Ultimately, the announcements are delayed forcing operations to come to a halt. Currently, there's talk of an "agro dollar," which might or might not include soybeans, corn, sunflower, and barley. However, they are just rumors with no official announcements yet to be made. In all cases, the parties most impacted by the rumors and uncertainty are the farmers and intermediaries (mills or local customers of corn/soybeans). Farmers are always the most directly hit by market interventio...

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Summary of Futures

Dec 25 Corn closed at $4.0775/bushel, up $0.0225 from yesterday's close.  Sep 25 Wheat closed at $5.15/bushel, up $0.005 from yesterday's close.  Nov 25 Soybeans closed at $10.1125/bushel, up $0.2375 from yesterday's close.  Dec 25 Soymeal closed at $290.2/short ton, up $5 from y...

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NCGA Complains About Tariffs and Margins

The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), along with 25 state associations, sent a letter on 1 August to USTR Jamieson Greer, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins complaining about “the calamitous environment for farmers who are trying to plan for harve...

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Mercosur Regional Analysis - August

Wheat and Boosting Production Margins With 6.7 million hectares sown, the 2025/2026 season wheat crop has been planted and it marks one of Argentina’s most promising crops on record. Although some fields were waterlogged, more than 80 percent of the area had water conditions ranging from...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Dec 25 Corn closed at $4.0775/bushel, up $0.0225 from yesterday's close.  Sep 25 Wheat closed at $5.15/bushel, up $0.005 from yesterday's close.  Nov 25 Soybeans closed at $10.1125/bushel, up $0.2375 from yesterday's close.  Dec 25 Soymeal closed at $290.2/short ton, up $5 from y...

feed-grains

NCGA Complains About Tariffs and Margins

The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), along with 25 state associations, sent a letter on 1 August to USTR Jamieson Greer, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins complaining about “the calamitous environment for farmers who are trying to plan for harve...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Mercosur Regional Analysis - August

Wheat and Boosting Production Margins With 6.7 million hectares sown, the 2025/2026 season wheat crop has been planted and it marks one of Argentina’s most promising crops on record. Although some fields were waterlogged, more than 80 percent of the area had water conditions ranging from...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: Momentum is Stalled Pending WASDE

After yesterday’s baseless bounce, today’s trading involved some retracement on a lack of fresh inputs. There was yet another flash corn export sale this morning, but higher volume sent corn futures lower. It was an unforgiving day, and the market is in a holding pattern until USDA&...

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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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