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Market Commentary: CBOT Dips as Short Covering Subsides; Livestock Fall on Macro Worries

The CBOT was mostly lower on Thursday as traders took a day to pause and reassess positions and the grain market outlook with just one day of trade left before the weekend. Too, the September WASDE is looming next week and traders are positioning and adjusting expectations in advance of that report. This all meant that wheat and corn futures drifted lower in quiet trade for the day as the immediate surge of profit taking subsided. Soybeans and soymeal were down sharply in early trade, but gradually pared back those losses such that the former market settled a few cents higher for the day. Soyoil turned higher as well after it bounced off technical and psychological support levels with a rebound in Malaysian palm oil and steady crude oil fut...

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Market Commentary: Some Rebounds, Some New Contract Lows

Most of the board traded in the red to start today’s trading session. There is too much corn and soybeans and not enough prospective buyers. All three major wheat contracts hit new lows today. Except for corn, major contracts are bearishly trading below major moving averages. Grower group...

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Summary of Futures

Dec 25 Corn closed at $4.1975/bushel, up $0.0175 from yesterday's close.  Dec 25 Wheat closed at $5.195/bushel, down $0.025 from yesterday's close.  Nov 25 Soybeans closed at $10.33/bushel, up $0.015 from yesterday's close.  Dec 25 Soymeal closed at $283.7/short ton, up $1.2 from...

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Cultivated and Veggie Based Meat Alternatives

The closure of the Mexican border to feeder cattle imports due to New World Screwworm (NWS) has led to a 17 percent increase in beef prices in Mexico and a 12 percent increase in prices in the U.S. Cattle shipments to the U.S. have dropped more than 70 percent from January to July of this year...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: Some Rebounds, Some New Contract Lows

Most of the board traded in the red to start today’s trading session. There is too much corn and soybeans and not enough prospective buyers. All three major wheat contracts hit new lows today. Except for corn, major contracts are bearishly trading below major moving averages. Grower group...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Dec 25 Corn closed at $4.1975/bushel, up $0.0175 from yesterday's close.  Dec 25 Wheat closed at $5.195/bushel, down $0.025 from yesterday's close.  Nov 25 Soybeans closed at $10.33/bushel, up $0.015 from yesterday's close.  Dec 25 Soymeal closed at $283.7/short ton, up $1.2 from...

livestock

Cultivated and Veggie Based Meat Alternatives

The closure of the Mexican border to feeder cattle imports due to New World Screwworm (NWS) has led to a 17 percent increase in beef prices in Mexico and a 12 percent increase in prices in the U.S. Cattle shipments to the U.S. have dropped more than 70 percent from January to July of this year...

Inflation Regime Changes and Commodity Market Outlooks

U.S. fiscal and monetary policy is at a crossroads, which is creating uncertainty for macroeconomic and commodity markets. Chief among these concerns is “sticky” inflation that has resisted the Fed’s efforts to control it, which is juxtaposed against a weakening labor market...

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Weighing in on strategic realignment

WPI’s team was retained by the governing board of a U.S. industry organization to review a decision, reached by vote, to invest significant assets into the development and management of an export trading company. WPI’s team conducted a formal review of this decision and concluded that the current level of market saturation would limit the benefits of the investment. Based on WPI’s analysis and recommended actions, the board subsequently reversed its decision and undertook a strategic planning effort to identify more impactful investments. On behalf of numerous clients, WPI has not only assisted in identifying strategic paths but also advised their implementation.

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