SPREADS Sep. crush trades to 1.28c/bu while oilshare trades down to 47.87%. Sep/Dec corn trades from 3c to 1 1/2c inverse, while Dec/March trades from 7 1/2c to 7 3/4c. Sep/Dec corn volumes dominated trade, with yesterday's open interest down by 8,650 contracts, and December up by 8,449 contracts. Sep/Dec wheat narrows into 7 3/4c from 8 1/2c, and lows of 10c this week. Dec wheat/corn trades from 1.54 1/2c to 1.63 3/4c. The spread chart still appears friendly targeting 1.80c. August/Nov inverse trades from 63c to 57c, with Sep/Nov inverse trading from 7 3/4c to 7c. Sep/Dec meal trades from $2.10 to $2.60. PALM OIL Profit-taking sees October palm closing down 56 ringgits/mt to 4,371 ringgit/mt. N...
Proposition 12: The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) has advocated for a fix to Proposition 12, the California animal welfare law, in the Senate farm bill. The House version of the farm bill included a fix, but the Senate bill, based on the discussion draft released by Chairman John Boozm...
Key Takeaways: Indonesia will raise its biodiesel mandate from B40 to B50 on 1 July, increasing palm oil–based diesel blending to 50 percent. The policy supports domestic palm oil demand and reduces reliance on imported diesel. Indonesia’s biodiesel program has steadily expanded si...
Corn Argentina Argentina's corn harvest continued to advance at a moderate-to-slow pace, constrained by high moisture levels in both the grain and the fields. Harvest delays remain concentrated in the remaining early-planted corn in central and southern Buenos Aires. To date, harvesting has rea...
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.