Dec 24 Corn closed at $3.9825/bushel, up $0.0025 from yesterday's close. Dec 24 Wheat closed at $5.44/bushel, down $0.125 from yesterday's close. Nov 24 Soybeans closed at $9.815/bushel, up $0.055 from yesterday's close. Dec 24 Soymeal closed at $308.7/short ton, up $0.4 from yesterday's close. Dec 24 Soyoil closed at 39.58 cents/lb up 0.38 cents from yesterday's close. Oct 24 Live Cattle closed at $174.625/cwt down $0.975 from yesterday's close. Sep 24 Feeder Cattle closed at $235.675/cwt up $1.175 from yesterday's close. Oct 24 Lean Hogs closed at $76.15/cwt down $0.25 from yesterday's close. Oct 24 WTI Crude Oil closed at $71.94/barrel down $1.23 from yesterday's close.  ...
From the monthly cold storage report it is interesting to look at the poultry numbers and changes due to HPAI that has been plaguing the sector to some degree since 2022. Total chicken in cold storage was up 1.1 percent on the year and up 0.9 percent on the month. For eggs, the total inve...
Argentina Export Tax Reform The Argentine government announced a new long-term schedule for reducing export taxes ("retenciones"), one of the main policy tools affecting agricultural profitability and farmer selling decisions. Export taxes are applied directly to export values and have historic...
From WPI Consulting
Accountability and a comprehensive approach to export programming
WPI’s team helped construct a strategic approach to develop, implement, and track promotional activities in 8 key regions across the globe for an agricultural export association. With continued progress measurement and strategic advisory services from WPI, the association has seen its ROI from investments in promotional programming increase by 44 percent over the past 5 years. Not only does this type of holistic approach to organizational strategy provide measurable results to track and analyze, it fosters top-down and bottom-up organizational accountability.