Note: There will be no Technical Perspectives reports tomorrow, 24 December. GOOD MORNING, Prices are higher again this morning, reaching new contract highs for corn, beans, meal, and soyoil. Bull spreads remain firm. La Nina has a hold on southern Brazil and Argentina, and prices will remain on edge until the rains fall. Trading ranges notch higher, and before we know it, the all-important January WASDE and its final numbers will be here. USDA will most likely have to adjust their demand numbers on this one. If rains fall and the Argentine strike ends, prices will retreat. But it seems like there is a lot of work to do before then. The corn and bean basis remains firm, with cash corn featu...
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.