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CPTPP Appeal; Food Opponents; TRIPS for Free

CPTPP Appeal China’s aggressive effort to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) may be having an unintended effect – causing the U.S. to reconsider its previous rejection of such an agreement. If China were to join, which seems unlikely but not impossible, then the U.S. would be locked out of Asia. The situation is like how Congressional Democrats’ years-long complaints about NAFTA evaporated when President Trump threatened to withdraw from the agreement. His position either exposed the fraudulence of NAFTA’s opposition, or forced an understanding that you don’t know what you’ve got until it is gone. Either way, the threat enabled the negotiation of the US...

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Market Commentary: Ephemeral Trump Bump

The U.S. – China tariff war truce technically expires tomorrow and in negotiating its extension, President Trump decided to signal his hope that Beijing would purchase some U.S. soybeans. There is no indication that this will be the end result, but in futures it is buy the rumor. Tomorrow...

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Summary of Futures

Dec 25 Corn closed at $4.0775/bushel, up $0.0225 from yesterday's close.  Sep 25 Wheat closed at $5.15/bushel, up $0.005 from yesterday's close.  Nov 25 Soybeans closed at $10.1125/bushel, up $0.2375 from yesterday's close.  Dec 25 Soymeal closed at $290.2/short ton, up $5 from y...

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NCGA Complains About Tariffs and Margins

The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), along with 25 state associations, sent a letter on 1 August to USTR Jamieson Greer, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins complaining about “the calamitous environment for farmers who are trying to plan for harve...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: Ephemeral Trump Bump

The U.S. – China tariff war truce technically expires tomorrow and in negotiating its extension, President Trump decided to signal his hope that Beijing would purchase some U.S. soybeans. There is no indication that this will be the end result, but in futures it is buy the rumor. Tomorrow...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Dec 25 Corn closed at $4.0775/bushel, up $0.0225 from yesterday's close.  Sep 25 Wheat closed at $5.15/bushel, up $0.005 from yesterday's close.  Nov 25 Soybeans closed at $10.1125/bushel, up $0.2375 from yesterday's close.  Dec 25 Soymeal closed at $290.2/short ton, up $5 from y...

feed-grains

NCGA Complains About Tariffs and Margins

The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), along with 25 state associations, sent a letter on 1 August to USTR Jamieson Greer, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins complaining about “the calamitous environment for farmers who are trying to plan for harve...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: Momentum is Stalled Pending WASDE

After yesterday’s baseless bounce, today’s trading involved some retracement on a lack of fresh inputs. There was yet another flash corn export sale this morning, but higher volume sent corn futures lower. It was an unforgiving day, and the market is in a holding pattern until USDA&...

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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.

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