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Market Commentary: Back Green for St. Paddy’s

The see-sawing this week over the war reflects the folly of buying the rumor. Hopes that Vladimir Putin will end the war ended after he said he would continue pursuing Ukrainian “traitors and western aligned scum.” Given his long history of misleading, no one should have been selling wheat like they did yesterday.  The selling was so deep that the trading limit for SRW and HRW was moved up to $1.30 for today’s trading, but it wasn’t necessary. Wheat is back net higher for the past five days’ trading, while soybeans and corn are down slightly.  Volume was not very large today, indicating a possible consensus about true value, or complete cluelessness.  USDA’s Export Sales report this mo...

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Summary of Futures

Mar 26 Corn closed at $4.46/bushel, down $0.0075 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Wheat closed at $5.18/bushel, up $0 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Soybeans closed at $10.6125/bushel, down $0.0575 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Soymeal closed at $303.6/short ton, down $1.8 from...

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Livestock Round Up: 2025 Dietary Guidelines, Meat is Back

The USDA and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA). The headline developments were a direct reversal of the 2015 guidelines, which were the first to not include a recommendation to consume meat based in part on sustai...

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Oilseed Highlights: Oilseed Demand Slumps while Vegoils Rise

The Market  With just two days left before the January WASDE, the soy complex is trading above week-ago levels, but that fact belies the weakness that has enveloped the market since late November. Skepticism over China’s long-term commitment to U.S. soybean purchases – especial...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Mar 26 Corn closed at $4.46/bushel, down $0.0075 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Wheat closed at $5.18/bushel, up $0 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Soybeans closed at $10.6125/bushel, down $0.0575 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Soymeal closed at $303.6/short ton, down $1.8 from...

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Livestock Round Up: 2025 Dietary Guidelines, Meat is Back

The USDA and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA). The headline developments were a direct reversal of the 2015 guidelines, which were the first to not include a recommendation to consume meat based in part on sustai...

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Oilseed Highlights: Oilseed Demand Slumps while Vegoils Rise

The Market  With just two days left before the January WASDE, the soy complex is trading above week-ago levels, but that fact belies the weakness that has enveloped the market since late November. Skepticism over China’s long-term commitment to U.S. soybean purchases – especial...

Transportation and Export Report - 7 January

WPI is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Transportation and Export Report, a weekly industry publication previously produced by ocean freight specialist Jay O’Neil. This report will strengthen WPI’s coverage of global ocean freight markets by building on the best-in-class i...

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