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Government Shutdown – Good or Bad for Agricultural Futures Markets?

One of the interesting sideshows of the U.S. government shutdown is its impact on the agricultural futures markets. It's interesting because there's no way to predict or measure what that impact might be. USDA has gone dark as has its websites. Here's what we're missing because of this disruption: Daily export sales announcements. Maybe there haven't been any export sales in excess of 100,000 MT, but we don't know that. Weekly export sales data that shows total sales for the week and updates marketing year totals by destination. Weekly crop progress reports that show crop condition ratings, winter wheat planting progress, harvest progress, etc. Weekly commitment of traders reports that do give the market a sense of where the specul...

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Export Sales

Export Sales and Shipments for April 18-24, 2025. Wheat: Net sales of 72,000 metric tons (MT) for 2024/2025 were down noticeably from the previous week and down 24 percent from the prior 4-week average. Export shipments of 491,700 MT were up 3 percent from the previous week and 9 percent from t...

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Market Commentary: Wheat Remains Weak, Corn and Soybeans Hold Their Own

It was modest volume trading grain and oilseeds today. Again, the lack of any new fundamental news has traders keeping their powder dry. USDA’s May WASDE is likely to boost estimates for corn and soybean exports, but that is still nearly two weeks away.   Instead, today’s...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Jul 25 Corn closed at $4.7225/bushel, down $0.0325 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Wheat closed at $5.31/bushel, up $0.0025 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Soybeans closed at $10.5025/bushel, up $0.0575 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Soymeal closed at $294.3/short ton, down $3.7...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Export Sales

Export Sales and Shipments for April 18-24, 2025. Wheat: Net sales of 72,000 metric tons (MT) for 2024/2025 were down noticeably from the previous week and down 24 percent from the prior 4-week average. Export shipments of 491,700 MT were up 3 percent from the previous week and 9 percent from t...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: Wheat Remains Weak, Corn and Soybeans Hold Their Own

It was modest volume trading grain and oilseeds today. Again, the lack of any new fundamental news has traders keeping their powder dry. USDA’s May WASDE is likely to boost estimates for corn and soybean exports, but that is still nearly two weeks away.   Instead, today’s...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Jul 25 Corn closed at $4.7225/bushel, down $0.0325 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Wheat closed at $5.31/bushel, up $0.0025 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Soybeans closed at $10.5025/bushel, up $0.0575 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Soymeal closed at $294.3/short ton, down $3.7...

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Livestock Round Up: Broiler Outlook 2025

Broiler fundamentals continue to be favorable largely due to tight beef supplies and a more favorable value proposition versus the rest of the beef and pork markets. Prices have continued their gains since last summer, and with below historical average feed prices, processing margins have expan...

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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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