Dec 24 Corn closed at $4.2725/bushel, down $0.02 from yesterday's close. Dec 24 Wheat closed at $5.4975/bushel, up $0.025 from yesterday's close. Jan 25 Soybeans closed at $9.985/bushel, down $0.1125 from yesterday's close. Dec 24 Soymeal closed at $288.6/short ton, down $1.7 from yesterday's close. Dec 24 Soyoil closed at 44.84 cents/lb down 0.68 cents from yesterday's close. Feb 25 Live Cattle closed at $188/cwt up $2.025 from yesterday's close. Jan 25 Feeder Cattle closed at $252/cwt up $2.5 from yesterday's close. Dec 24 Lean Hogs closed at $79.55/cwt down $0.475 from yesterday's close. Jan 25 WTI Crude Oil closed at $69.43/barrel up $0.26 from yesterday's close. ...
Beef packer margins swung back into positive territory at $114/head last week, improving $164 from the prior week as the Choice cutout strengthened while fed cattle prices declined. The cutout rose nearly $8/cwt to $377/cwt, while fed cattle prices fell to $225/cwt, producing the strongest pack...
What You Need to Know Today: Pro Farmer’s crop tour pegged the 2026 U.S. corn crop at 173.2 BPA and anticipated a 15.344 Bbu crop – both figures well below expectations. Pro Farmer forecast 2026 U.S. soybean yields at 53.3 BPA, above most private estimates and USDA’s August W...
Key Takeaways: Gene editing makes targeted changes to a plant’s existing DNA, while genetic modification can introduce genetic material from another organism to create traits not naturally present in the crop. Gene editing is unlikely to replace genetic modification entirely, as the two...
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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.