The CBOT ended mixed in low volume to start the week. The only market to see substantial action was soyoil as a bullish NOPA report and Russian attacks on Ukrainian sunflower oil storage facilities created some buying interest. Wheat and soybeans traded both sides of unchanged in quiet volume while corn drifted lower after a disappointing Export Inspection report. Funds were net sellers in corn and soybeans on Monday and are thought to have added modest length in wheat futures. In contrast to the grain markets, however, CME livestock futures rallied sharply with a $2.50+ rally in hogs and triple-digit gains in cattle futures following strength in the cash markets. U.S. grain Export Inspections were a mixed bag for the CBOT this week with t...
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
Forecasting developments in production agriculture
On behalf of a private U.S. agricultural technology provider, WPI’s team generated an econometric model to forecast the movement of concentrated corn production north and west from the traditional U.S. Corn Belt. WPI’s model has subsequently provided quantitative support to a multi-million-dollar investment into short-season corn variety development. WPI’s methodology included a series of interviews with regional grain elevators and seed consultants. Emphasizing outreach and communication with stakeholders who possess intimate sectoral knowledge – on-the-ground insights – is a regular component of WPI’s methodologies, made possible by WPI’s ever-growing network of industry contacts.