Grain and oilseeds markets firmed up at today’s opening. The most positive market action today was across the soy complex with corn trying to follow the rallies in both wheat and soy. However, some attributed its weakness to a political development. General Comments Markets were mixed in a quiet overnight session. World financial markets were lower except for China, which gained 2.3 percent. Crude oil continues to slide and traded below $30/barrel. The U.S. dollar was just slightly lower. U.S. financial markets were very weak, losing 1.8-2 percent throughout the session.Grain and oilseeds markets firmed up at today’s opening and moved another leg higher mid-morning. The market chatter was that funds and others were reducing outright short...
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.