GOOD MORNING, After remaining mostly steadfast in their fund positions over the last few weeks, the funds finally decided to liquidate a portion of their positions heading into the Wed. USDA report at 11:00 central time yesterday. After a lower start to the evening, prices worked back higher from lower for all but soyoil. Overnight trends include a continuing correction in oilshare and firmer spread trade. Report advertised estimates for the May WASDE are out and they are as follows: bean ending stocks: 20/21 at 117 mln bu, 21/22 at 128 mln bu corn ending stocks: 20/21 at 1.275 bln bu and 21/22 at 1.344 bln bu wheat ending stocks: 20/21 at 845 mln bu and 21/22 at 730 mln bu Brazil...
The corn and soy complex closed higher, with the wheat market mixed, as winter wheat closed up but spring wheat and livestock ended lower. Part of the strength for corn and soybeans may have been a weather premium, as crop planting has started out fast but warm weather has been slow to develop...
Real GDP grew at a 2 percent annual rate in the first quarter of 2026, slightly below the consensus expectation of 2.3 percent but above the 0.5 percent growth in Q4 2025. The GDP number matches the average annualized pace of growth since the peak back in late 2007, right before the Financial P...
Reflect for a moment on what you eat. There is a lot of advice out there in the ether about what you should eat, but really, what do you currently eat and how much? The good people at the USDA have some data for you, to help you answer that question. USDA says that we eat quite a bit of meat. L...
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Infrastructure investment due diligence
On behalf of a Canadian oilseed processer WPI's team provided market analysis, econometric modeling and financial due diligence in support of a $24 million-dollar investment in a Ukrainian crush plant. Consistent with WPI's findings, local production to supply the plant and the facility's output have expanded exponentially since the investment. WPI has conducted parallel work on behalf of U.S., South American and European clients, both private and public, in the agri-food space.