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Market Commentary: CBOT Shakes Off SVB Shakiness

Except for the livestock markets, ag futures were broadly higher on Tuesday with investor and trader confidence returning after the weekend shock to the banking sector. While Monday’s trade was weaker and heavily influenced by the macro-market panic selling relating to the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapse, Tuesday’s trade was a return to more normal, fundamentally based trade. Wheat futures were the upside leader on continued fund short-covering and concerns about the Black Sea export corridor’s renewal. Corn futures bounced higher on news of export sales to China while soybeans were initially weighed down by ASF concerns in China and weaker soyoil but rallied late in the day. Funds were net buyers for the day, but the p...

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Market Commentary: Wheat and War Rattle Ahead of Holiday

Corn and soybeans closed lower overnight and danced that way this morning but once again could not resist the pull of wheat higher. The wheat market doubled down on yesterday’s weather premium mood as the Southern Plains remain overly wet. The Fed walked back some of its previous alarm be...

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Summary of Futures

Jul 25 Corn closed at $4.335/bushel, up $0.02 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Wheat closed at $5.7425/bushel, up $0.2525 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Soybeans closed at $10.7475/bushel, up $0.0075 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Soymeal closed at $284.9/short ton, down $0.2 fr...

U.S. Juneteenth Holiday

The CBOT/CME markets and our offices will be closed tomorrow, Thursday, 19 June in observance of the U.S. Juneteenth holiday. Please note that the next Ag Perspectives will be published on Friday, 20 June. ...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: Wheat and War Rattle Ahead of Holiday

Corn and soybeans closed lower overnight and danced that way this morning but once again could not resist the pull of wheat higher. The wheat market doubled down on yesterday’s weather premium mood as the Southern Plains remain overly wet. The Fed walked back some of its previous alarm be...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Jul 25 Corn closed at $4.335/bushel, up $0.02 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Wheat closed at $5.7425/bushel, up $0.2525 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Soybeans closed at $10.7475/bushel, up $0.0075 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Soymeal closed at $284.9/short ton, down $0.2 fr...

U.S. Juneteenth Holiday

The CBOT/CME markets and our offices will be closed tomorrow, Thursday, 19 June in observance of the U.S. Juneteenth holiday. Please note that the next Ag Perspectives will be published on Friday, 20 June. ...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Black Sea Regional Analysis

Russian Grain Markets: 9 – 13 June 2025 The grains market saw no major changes especially with two days of holidays when the country celebrated Russia day. The new crop smell is in the air with annexed Crimea already harvesting. This season the crop in Crimea will be poor because the irri...

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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.

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