GOOD MORNING, Prices continue to chop back and forth, as the focus now remains squarely on South American production. In the background, corn and beans will square off in front of a new 2021 planting season. Which crop needs to be planted the most, according to demand and stocks? The bean/corn price ratio stands at a benign 2:57:1, suggesting that bean supplies are too low. While beans suffer from a lack of current upside trend direction and biz, corn trade seems to be at the mercy of wheat direction. Wheat prices chop back and forth in a wide range, rallying hard into last Friday and collapsing Monday. Wheat prices fell Monday following lower Russian values, as producers rush to sell their crop before...
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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Weighing in on strategic realignment
WPI’s team was retained by the governing board of a U.S. industry organization to review a decision, reached by vote, to invest significant assets into the development and management of an export trading company. WPI’s team conducted a formal review of this decision and concluded that the current level of market saturation would limit the benefits of the investment. Based on WPI’s analysis and recommended actions, the board subsequently reversed its decision and undertook a strategic planning effort to identify more impactful investments. On behalf of numerous clients, WPI has not only assisted in identifying strategic paths but also advised their implementation.