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CFTC COT Report Analysis

Friday’s CFTC report showed that funds continue to lean bearish the ag space with money managers either paring back longs or expanding shorts. The only exceptions to the bearish trend was the continued buying in the livestock complex and, in a bit of a switch from recent trends, across the soft commodities as well. Funds cut their net long position across the ag commodities (corn, the three wheats, the soy complex, and the three livestock contracts) by 38 percent last week after they liquidated a total of 85,000 contracts, leaving a net long of 134,463 contracts.  The big moves for the week came from corn and wheat, ...

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Summary of Futures

Jul 25 Corn closed at $4.3275/bushel, down $0.0075 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Wheat closed at $5.7375/bushel, down $0.005 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Soybeans closed at $10.7275/bushel, down $0.02 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Soymeal closed at $284.9/short ton, up $0...

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Market Commentary: Wheat and War Rattle Ahead of Holiday

Corn and soybeans closed lower overnight and danced that way this morning but once again could not resist the pull of wheat higher. The wheat market doubled down on yesterday’s weather premium mood as the Southern Plains remain overly wet. The Fed walked back some of its previous alarm be...

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Livestock Roundup: Big Cattle on Feed Report on Friday

USDA’s monthly cattle on feed report will be released tomorrow.  Analysts’ pre-report consensus estimates are for the total inventory on feed to be 98.8 percent of last year with the range of estimates between 98.1 and 99.4 percent of 1 June 2024.   Over the past six...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Jul 25 Corn closed at $4.3275/bushel, down $0.0075 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Wheat closed at $5.7375/bushel, down $0.005 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Soybeans closed at $10.7275/bushel, down $0.02 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Soymeal closed at $284.9/short ton, up $0...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: Wheat and War Rattle Ahead of Holiday

Corn and soybeans closed lower overnight and danced that way this morning but once again could not resist the pull of wheat higher. The wheat market doubled down on yesterday’s weather premium mood as the Southern Plains remain overly wet. The Fed walked back some of its previous alarm be...

livestock

Livestock Roundup: Big Cattle on Feed Report on Friday

USDA’s monthly cattle on feed report will be released tomorrow.  Analysts’ pre-report consensus estimates are for the total inventory on feed to be 98.8 percent of last year with the range of estimates between 98.1 and 99.4 percent of 1 June 2024.   Over the past six...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Jul 25 Corn closed at $4.335/bushel, up $0.02 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Wheat closed at $5.7425/bushel, up $0.2525 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Soybeans closed at $10.7475/bushel, up $0.0075 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Soymeal closed at $284.9/short ton, down $0.2 fr...

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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.

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