May 25 Corn closed at $4.6525/bushel, up $0.045 from yesterday's close. May 25 Wheat closed at $5.625/bushel, up $0.085 from yesterday's close. May 25 Soybeans closed at $10.1075/bushel, up $0.1025 from yesterday's close. May 25 Soymeal closed at $307.1/short ton, up $6.9 from yesterday's close. May 25 Soyoil closed at 41.28 cents/lb down 0.4 cents from yesterday's close. Apr 25 Live Cattle closed at $202.05/cwt up $0.65 from yesterday's close. Apr 25 Feeder Cattle closed at $279.975/cwt down $0.75 from yesterday's close. Apr 25 Lean Hogs closed at $85.625/cwt down $0.875 from yesterday's close. Apr 25 WTI Crude Oil closed at $66.55/barrel down $1.13 from yesterday's close. ...
WPI recently completed an expansion of our methodology for estimating and forecasting U.S. and global soybean crushing margins. The new approach incorporates the energy market’s expanding influence on the oilseed sector and the structural changes in global biofuel demand. This report is i...
Reflect for a moment on what you eat. There is a lot of advice out there in the ether about what you should eat, but really, what do you currently eat and how much? The good people at the USDA have some data for you, to help you answer that question. USDA says that we eat quite a bit of meat. L...
Key Market Insights Macros: Inflation isn’t cooling — it’s moving higher again. March PCE inflation (Personal Consumption Expenditures index — the Fed’s preferred measure of inflation) rose 0.7 percent month-over-month, pushing the annual rate to 3.5 percent, the h...
From WPI Consulting
Forecasting developments in production agriculture
On behalf of a private U.S. agricultural technology provider, WPI’s team generated an econometric model to forecast the movement of concentrated corn production north and west from the traditional U.S. Corn Belt. WPI’s model has subsequently provided quantitative support to a multi-million-dollar investment into short-season corn variety development. WPI’s methodology included a series of interviews with regional grain elevators and seed consultants. Emphasizing outreach and communication with stakeholders who possess intimate sectoral knowledge – on-the-ground insights – is a regular component of WPI’s methodologies, made possible by WPI’s ever-growing network of industry contacts.