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Oilseed Highlights: U.S. Crush Trends and Acreage Outlook

U.S. Soybean Crush Dynamics On Wednesday, National Association of Oilseed Processors (NOPA) said its members crushed an all-time record volume of soybeans of 206.6 Mbu, up 7 percent from November and up 5.7 percent from December 2023. Soyoil stocks came in at 1.24 billion pounds, which was a five-month high but down 9.1 percent from the same month in 2023. The report showed that crushers remain aggressive processing soybeans with strong profit margins providing ample opportunity to expand production. CBOT soybean crush futures moved higher this week due to the strength in soyoil and ended at 130.5 cents/bushel on Wednesday, up 14 percent from the prior week and up 20 percent from the same week in 2024. The surge in soyoil values p...

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Market Commentary: Soybeans Surge as Trumps Says China in for Another 8 MMT

There are days in the commodity markets when it feels like nothing is happening in any market, and then there are days when it feels like everything is happening in every market. Today was one of the latter days.  The big headline in ag trade Wednesday was the soybean futures and broader s...

Herrington Becomes President of World Perspectives, Inc.

Washington, DC—World Perspectives, Inc. (WPI) is a leading agricultural market analysis and consulting firm making a leadership transition marking an important milestone in the firm’s development. After years of distinguished service as President & CEO, Gary Blumenthal has stepp...

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Black Sea Regional Analysis

Russian Grain Markets: 26–30 January 2026 The Russian grains market remains volatile, with bearish sentiment prevailing on the RUB export trade platform despite higher U.S. dollar–denominated export prices and zero export duties currently in place. With a large crop available, marke...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: Soybeans Surge as Trumps Says China in for Another 8 MMT

There are days in the commodity markets when it feels like nothing is happening in any market, and then there are days when it feels like everything is happening in every market. Today was one of the latter days.  The big headline in ag trade Wednesday was the soybean futures and broader s...

Herrington Becomes President of World Perspectives, Inc.

Washington, DC—World Perspectives, Inc. (WPI) is a leading agricultural market analysis and consulting firm making a leadership transition marking an important milestone in the firm’s development. After years of distinguished service as President & CEO, Gary Blumenthal has stepp...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Black Sea Regional Analysis

Russian Grain Markets: 26–30 January 2026 The Russian grains market remains volatile, with bearish sentiment prevailing on the RUB export trade platform despite higher U.S. dollar–denominated export prices and zero export duties currently in place. With a large crop available, marke...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

European Market Analysis

Milling Wheat  Large supplies and strong exports of wheat from the Black Sea and Russia continue to cap upside potential for wheat. U.S. and EU markets rallied last week until late in the week, when they hit a combination of technical pressure and increased competition from the Black Sea.&...

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