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Market Commentary

General Comments Grain and soy futures market closes across the board are red, but not by large amounts. The losses are generally single digits. Traders were looking at a complicated series of market inputs that made price action rather choppy. However, trading volume was fairly heavy at times. Here are some of the things facing traders today: There is no change in the weather outlook. It calls for extreme heat for portions of the Corn Belt during the next couple of days with only limited rainfall in the north, then continued hot and dry weather beyond the 4 July holiday. Tomorrow is the first day for delivery intentions. No deliveries of soybeans, corn or soymeal are expected, but moderate deliveries of wheat and large deliveries o...

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feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Mar 26 Corn closed at $4.1975/bushel, down $0.0175 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Wheat closed at $5.105/bushel, down $0.0075 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Soybeans closed at $10.3875/bushel, down $0.1025 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Soymeal closed at $291.6/short ton, down...

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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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