SPREADS March crush trades to 1.00c/bu while oilshare trades to 36.0%. July/Dec corn trades out to 3c carry from 2 1/4c while March/May trades back out to 7c. July/Nov beans trades from 3c to 4 1/2c. March wheat/corn trades from 1.78 3/4c down to 1.74 1/4c. PALM OIL Feb. down 39 ringgits. Indian palm oil importers have effectively stopped all purchases from Malaysia after the gov. privately warned them to shun product from the country following a diplomatic spat. China may step in but for now is about $5.00 away in cash. NEWS The Dow is up 89 pts while crude oil falls to $59.59/barrel. The US dollar trades up to 97.53. CALLS Calls are as follows: beans: 5-7 lowe...
What You Need to Know Today: The corn and soybean markets closed slightly higher in low-volume trade. The wheat market was mixed, with HRW continuing its downward trek on improved moisture. As expected, the bearish cattle on feed report drove down cattle prices and pulled hogs down with it. Mi...
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USDA’s monthly cattle on feed report was released today. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity amounted to 11.6 million head, 102 percent of last year. Source: USDA, WPI Placements were up, but part of that is attributable to persistent drought c...
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.