Commercials and non-commercials trading any commodity futures market are united by an interest in the direction of price movements in both the short and long terms, but there are two general categories of commodity market analyses.These days it is relatively common to divide commodity futures market traders into two groups, commercials and non-commercials, which are terms we find ourselves using frequently. Commercials are relatively easy to identify, but more complicated to define. They have some sort of vested economic interest in the physical commodity represented by specific futures markets. Commercials can be producers, processors, traders of the physical commodity or users of the commodity or of products derived from the commodity. Br...
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...
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Weighing in on strategic realignment
WPI’s team was retained by the governing board of a U.S. industry organization to review a decision, reached by vote, to invest significant assets into the development and management of an export trading company. WPI’s team conducted a formal review of this decision and concluded that the current level of market saturation would limit the benefits of the investment. Based on WPI’s analysis and recommended actions, the board subsequently reversed its decision and undertook a strategic planning effort to identify more impactful investments. On behalf of numerous clients, WPI has not only assisted in identifying strategic paths but also advised their implementation.