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CONAB Forecasts Record Soybean Production

Brazilian soybean farmers will reap an even bigger crop in the 2024/25 season than previously expected, according to forecasts released by the Brazilian crop agency CONAB yesterday.   Brazil's soybean crop, which farmers are harvesting now, is expected to total 167.37 MMT, about 1.3 MMT more than the February forecast, but more importantly, about 12.67 MMT above the record of 155.7 MMT in the 2022/23 season. CONAB’s data showed that more than 105 MMT of that production will be exported, up 7 percent from the previous season.  For their part, deepening trade tensions are likely to increase demand from China for this new production. Brazil, the world's biggest producer and exporter, competes with the U.S. and Argentina in...

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Market Commentary: Bulls Gain Upper Hand for Now

Grain, oilseed, and livestock futures were all higher at the CBOT on Wednesday with various combinations of end-user buying, short covering, and improved technical conditions helped lift markets. The day’s trade was largely a continuation of this week’s early strength in futures, wh...

Agriculture Front and Center; Confounding Farmers; Miscellaneous Fun; Farm Bill Fight; Feeding Gaza

Agriculture Front and Center It is notable that all the examples provided by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt of high foreign tariffs involved agricultural products. Her specific examples included, “50 percent from the European Union on American dairy, you have a 700 percent t...

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Summary of Futures

Jul 25 Corn closed at $4.3875/bushel, up $0.0025 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Wheat closed at $5.4325/bushel, up $0.0725 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Soybeans closed at $10.45/bushel, up $0.0425 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Soymeal closed at $297.1/short ton, up $2.6 fro...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: Bulls Gain Upper Hand for Now

Grain, oilseed, and livestock futures were all higher at the CBOT on Wednesday with various combinations of end-user buying, short covering, and improved technical conditions helped lift markets. The day’s trade was largely a continuation of this week’s early strength in futures, wh...

Agriculture Front and Center; Confounding Farmers; Miscellaneous Fun; Farm Bill Fight; Feeding Gaza

Agriculture Front and Center It is notable that all the examples provided by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt of high foreign tariffs involved agricultural products. Her specific examples included, “50 percent from the European Union on American dairy, you have a 700 percent t...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Jul 25 Corn closed at $4.3875/bushel, up $0.0025 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Wheat closed at $5.4325/bushel, up $0.0725 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Soybeans closed at $10.45/bushel, up $0.0425 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Soymeal closed at $297.1/short ton, up $2.6 fro...

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Black Sea Regional Analysis

Russian Grain Markets: 26 – 30 May 2025 The grain market was more similar to an end of June market rather than end of May. A new season seems to have started a month earlier. Wheat and barley prices in the south near the ports plummeted to new level. Usually transition from old crop to ne...

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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.

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