Export Sales and Shipments for February 17-23, 2023 Wheat: Net sales of 284,100 metric tons (MT) for 2022/2023 were down 16 percent from the previous week, but up 39 percent from the prior 4-week average. Export shipments of 610,000 MT were up 81 percent from the previous week and 30 percent from the prior 4-week average. Corn: Net sales of 598,100 MT for 2022/2023 were down 27 percent from the previous week and 48 percent from the prior 4-week average. Export shipments of 666,400 MT were down 3 percent from the previous week, but up 13 percent from the prior 4-week average. Soybeans: Net sales of 360,700 MT for 2022/2023--a marketing-year low--were down 14 percent from the previous week and 25 p...
What You Need to Know Today: Russia rejected calls for a ceasefire in the Black Sea, including a proposal to halt attacks on civilian shipping that could help restore grain flows from Ukrainian ports. Tyson Foods announced plans to permanently close its Joslin, Illinois, beef processing facili...
The big news in the cattle markets yesterday was Tyson Foods’ move to close two more beef plants. One of them, the Joslin, Illinois, plant was shuttered immediately after the announcement. The other, in Eagle Mountain, Utah, is a case-ready plant that does not slaughter cattle. Tyson also...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Wednesday. In July, the CPI rose 0.1 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 3.4 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy, or the “core” infla...
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WPI’s team helped construct a strategic approach to develop, implement, and track promotional activities in 8 key regions across the globe for an agricultural export association. With continued progress measurement and strategic advisory services from WPI, the association has seen its ROI from investments in promotional programming increase by 44 percent over the past 5 years. Not only does this type of holistic approach to organizational strategy provide measurable results to track and analyze, it fosters top-down and bottom-up organizational accountability.