TRUMP-XI G20 MEETING ONLY BRINGS A PAUSE TO THE HOT RHETORIC Despite President Trump’s overly optimistic and glowing reviews about the current pause in implementing new tariffs on China and a return to the negotiating table, the reality is little progress has been made. While some market observers believe that a deal could be reached by late summer, there remains the distinct possibility that the rekindled talks could breakdown again and end up in a series of new tariff threats and even actions. Although there have been some signs of optimism this week with China’s Premier Li Keqiang announcing yesterday that the central government would move up its reform plans for its domestic financial services sector by one year...
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
Forecasting developments in production agriculture
On behalf of a private U.S. agricultural technology provider, WPI’s team generated an econometric model to forecast the movement of concentrated corn production north and west from the traditional U.S. Corn Belt. WPI’s model has subsequently provided quantitative support to a multi-million-dollar investment into short-season corn variety development. WPI’s methodology included a series of interviews with regional grain elevators and seed consultants. Emphasizing outreach and communication with stakeholders who possess intimate sectoral knowledge – on-the-ground insights – is a regular component of WPI’s methodologies, made possible by WPI’s ever-growing network of industry contacts.