SPREADS Dec. crush trades to 1.00c/bu while oilshare trades to 46.42%. Dec/March corn trades from 9 1/2c to 9 3/4c, while Sep/Dec recovers from a trade that had been out to 16c, (trading 13 3/4c to 15c today). Dec/March wheat trades out to 11 1/2c carry from 10 1/2c. Dec wheat/corn trades from 2.11c down to 2.06 1/2c. Nov/Jan bean spread trades from 9 1/2c to 10 1/4c carry, while the Nov 21/Nov 22 inverse trades from 28 3/4c to 35 1/4c. Dec/March meal trades from $5.70 to $6.00. PALM OIL Nov. up 90 ringgits to close at 4,480 ringgit/mt. Malaysia's palm oil board forecasts 2021 production at 18.0 mmt, down 1.1 mmt from year ago. Exports for 2021 are forecast at 16.3 mmt, down from 17.3...
What You Need to Know Today: Crude oil prices dropped sharply with traffic flowing through the Strait of Hormuz. There were reports that Iran was behind an attack on a cargo ship near the coast of Oman, which would be a violation of the memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran. Pr...
On Wednesday, the White House submitted a national security supplemental spending request for $87.6 billion. The majority of the request includes funding for the conflict in the Middle East, but there are agricultural provisions as well. The supplemental funding package includes more than $11 b...
Can we really expect a bushel of corn to carry an environmental passport throughout the entire food system? One that reliably documents its carbon footprint, biodiversity impacts, water use, soil carbon, and other environmental attributes all the way from the farm field to the consumer? This is...
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Weighing in on strategic realignment
WPI’s team was retained by the governing board of a U.S. industry organization to review a decision, reached by vote, to invest significant assets into the development and management of an export trading company. WPI’s team conducted a formal review of this decision and concluded that the current level of market saturation would limit the benefits of the investment. Based on WPI’s analysis and recommended actions, the board subsequently reversed its decision and undertook a strategic planning effort to identify more impactful investments. On behalf of numerous clients, WPI has not only assisted in identifying strategic paths but also advised their implementation.