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G20 Trade Realism; Risky Forecasts

The OECD and FAO issued their annual long-range outlook (2017-2026) for global food commodity prices, and the U.S. Congressional Budget Office makes the same forecast. G20 Trade Realism Unlike language related to the Paris climate accord that noted discord between Donald Trump and other leaders, the G20 found language related to trade that everyone could agree upon. The key part stated, “We will keep markets open, noting the importance of reciprocal and mutually advantageous trade and investment frameworks and the principle of nondiscrimination, and continue to fight protectionism including all unfair trade practices and recognize the role of legitimate trade defense instruments in this regard.”Basically, Trump is the only one who thinks...

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WPI Grain Prices and Freight Rate App Note: you can also visit the app directly by clicking here. Supplemental Information The section below offers a concise view of the options available in the current version of the WPI FOB Price and Freight Rate app, along with a short “How To”...

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Market Commentary: A Tale of Two Markets: Grains Consolidate While Cattle Correction Accelerates

Note: WPI’s data supplier for futures pricing and data experienced a significant outage on Tuesday, 9 September. All prices/quotes in this article are believed to be correct, but clients should double-check values before acting on any information contained herein.  The ag markets sho...

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Summary of Futures

Dec 25 Corn closed at $4.1975/bushel, down $0.02 from yesterday's close.  Dec 25 Wheat closed at $5.2025/bushel, down $0.035 from yesterday's close.  Nov 25 Soybeans closed at $10.3125/bushel, down $0.025 from yesterday's close.  Dec 25 Soymeal closed at $289/short ton, up $3.4 f...

FOB Prices and Freight Rates App (Updated 10 September)

WPI Grain Prices and Freight Rate App Note: you can also visit the app directly by clicking here. Supplemental Information The section below offers a concise view of the options available in the current version of the WPI FOB Price and Freight Rate app, along with a short “How To”...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: A Tale of Two Markets: Grains Consolidate While Cattle Correction Accelerates

Note: WPI’s data supplier for futures pricing and data experienced a significant outage on Tuesday, 9 September. All prices/quotes in this article are believed to be correct, but clients should double-check values before acting on any information contained herein.  The ag markets sho...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Dec 25 Corn closed at $4.1975/bushel, down $0.02 from yesterday's close.  Dec 25 Wheat closed at $5.2025/bushel, down $0.035 from yesterday's close.  Nov 25 Soybeans closed at $10.3125/bushel, down $0.025 from yesterday's close.  Dec 25 Soymeal closed at $289/short ton, up $3.4 f...

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EV’s, Pork, and Trade

Last Friday China announced it would impose temporary anti-dumping duties on  pork imports from the EU.  China's commerce ministry said that the investigation has "preliminarily determined that imports of relevant pork and pig by-products originating in the European Union&nb...

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On behalf of a commodity producer organization, WPI evaluated the outputs from a project that featured a $5 million investment into technical research over multiple years. WPI’s team captured the results of this extensive effort and synthesized them for presentation to the organization’s governing board; among the findings uncovered and presented for the first time was the development of genomic traits proven, via rigorous testing, to provide crop yield advantages of 50 percent or more to U.S. farmers in times of drought. Capturing measurable results from long-term efforts can be challenging. Educating clients on the dynamics of success measurement when quantifiable results are not readily available requires deep client-consultant collaboration and an ability to consider both near- and long-term client aspirations with market/policy dynamics – attributes that WPI brings to every consulting engagement.

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