GOOD MORNING, This week is likely to feature more positioning in front of the November 8 WASDE report, to be released at 11:00 central time. Funds liquidated more bean length last week, and added to corn short positions. Look for more analysts trying to hone in on production and yield expectations. To that end, IEG Vantage raised their corn yield slightly to 168.6 bpa. vs. 167.5 bpa in the prev. report, which increased production to 13.792 bln bu vs. the prev. report at 13.695 bln bu. IEG Vantage estimated the bean yield to be slightly higher at 47.0 bpa vs. 46.5 bpa, with total production at 3.553 bln bu. Trade negotiations drag on, but the trade seems to be focusing on statements from the Chine...
What You Need to Know Today: Commodities were mostly lower across the board today after yesterday’s Federal Reserve meeting hinted at a potential interest rate hike later in 2026. The dollar index reached its highest level in over a year, and a strong dollar makes U.S. agricultural expor...
Tomorrow is the Juneteenth federal holiday, and the USDA, along with the rest of the federal government and the CME, will be closed, so the monthly Cattle on Feed report was released a day early. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity on 1 June amounted...
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.