The CBOT rallied to start the week with wheat posting 55+ cent gains to lead the way. The catalyst for the day’s rally was Russia’s renewed and aggressive shelling of Ukrainian cities, including the capitol of Kyiv. The aggression is casting serious doubts on the already shaky potential for a renewed export corridor agreement that could shift additional world wheat demand to the U.S., Canada, and Europe. Also contributing to the day’s bullishness were expectations for an October WASDE that will likely see cuts to the U.S. and European corn crops. Basis levels in the Midwest remain highly mixed as low water levels in the Mississippi River restrict barge traffic. Early Monday, however, the U.S. Coast Guard announced 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.