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AM Outlook - Post Election Steady

GOOD MORNING, Prices this morning are firmer with gains in the soy complex but grains treading water.  The nearby corn spreads have moved out to a carry, with the Dec/March trading to new lows as cash is weaker.  Wheat futures are in a trading range but showing some empathy for the downside.  By contrast, the bean market seems to be stabilizing grains, with prices moving back towards recent highs.  Soyoil futures are higher after a strong palm oil performance.   The November USDA report will be released on the 10th, and ahead of the numbers come the flow of estimates: Markit group forecasts 2020 corn production at 14.502 bln bu, with yield at 175.7 bpa.  They forecast bean production at 4.183 bln vs. US...

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Market Commentary: No Raucous End to the Week

With no new input on fundamentals, traders passively went through the day making only minor changes. Monday’s crop progress report will provide some input, and especially focus on the May 12 WASDE. It will be the first keen look at the balance sheets for MY 2025/26.  It was the fifth...

North Dakota and Glyphosate

Bayer CEO Bill Anderson averred in a recent Wall Street Journal interview that the company will make a decision “in months” - not years – whether it will remain the only domestic producer of glyphosate in the U.S. Anderson became CEO in 2023 and at the time promised to have th...

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U.S. Soybean Crush Margin Outlook

U.S. soybean processing margins have seen considerable volatility over the past month as multiple fundamental factors upended global oilseed and product prices. The most obvious influence was the recent trade war and tit-for-tat escalation in tariffs between the U.S. and, which was exacerbated...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: No Raucous End to the Week

With no new input on fundamentals, traders passively went through the day making only minor changes. Monday’s crop progress report will provide some input, and especially focus on the May 12 WASDE. It will be the first keen look at the balance sheets for MY 2025/26.  It was the fifth...

North Dakota and Glyphosate

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soy-oilseeds

U.S. Soybean Crush Margin Outlook

U.S. soybean processing margins have seen considerable volatility over the past month as multiple fundamental factors upended global oilseed and product prices. The most obvious influence was the recent trade war and tit-for-tat escalation in tariffs between the U.S. and, which was exacerbated...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Jul 25 Corn closed at $4.855/bushel, up $0.015 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Wheat closed at $5.45/bushel, up $0.005 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Soybeans closed at $10.5925/bushel, down $0.0275 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Soymeal closed at $298.5/short ton, up $1.8 from...

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From WPI Consulting

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.

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