The CBOT ended the week mixed on lackluster volume with encouraging near-term demand developments being outweighed by the May WASDE’s large supply forecasts. Soyoil led the soy complex higher but the NOPA report exerted bearish pressure on soymeal. Wheat futures turned lower under continued fund selling while corn found modest support on news that some ethanol plants will reopen in the coming week. Concerns about U.S.-China trade relations are growing as rhetoric between Washington and Beijing heats up. This morning, the Trump Administration said it would block shipments of semiconductors from Chinese company Huawei, which will likely not sit well with Chinese leaders and could undermine China’s commitment to the Phase One deal...
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...
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.