SPREADS July crush trades to 64.80c/bu while oilshare trades to 40.93%. Jly/Dec corn trades above 70c to 75c inverse, and pullbacks could continue to see buying interest for further highs. Jul/Nov bean inverse trades up to 1.78c from 1.68 1/2c in strong tech action. July /Dec meal inverse trades up to $18.10 from $16.30. July wheat/corn trades from 64 1/4c to 68 1/2c. PALM OIL June up 99 ringgits to end at 3.993 ringgit/mt. NEWS Stocks are 19 pts lower as jobless claims were down 39K to 547K in April, a new post-pandemic low. Crude oil prices test $60/barrel as concerns continue over rising covid cases in Japan and India. The US dollar falls to 91.0. CALLS Calls are as follows: beans:&...
Beef packer margins deteriorated to -$261/head last week, down $19 from the prior week as weaker beef values (especially the Choice cutout) were offset by firmer fed cattle prices, which further compressed packer profits. The cutout slipped to $387/cwt while fed cattle prices held above $259/cw...
What You Need to Know Today: The U.S. and Iran reportedly agreed to pause hostilities to allow vessels to transit the Strait of Hormuz this week (theoretically, at least). There were some rumors of a possible Chinese blockade against Taiwan. Analysts are looking for the largest U.S. 1 June cor...
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...
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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.