What You Need to Know Today:
The corn and soybean markets closed slightly higher in low-volume trade. The wheat market was mixed, with HRW continuing its downward trek on improved moisture. As expected, the bearish cattle on feed report drove down cattle prices and pulled hogs down with it. Middle East peace/war dynamics and oil influence, but Wall Street is happy.
What You Need to Know About the Week:
Corn, beans, and wheat saw gains, except HRW, which lost some weather premium. It was the first week higher for corn and soybeans after two prior weeks of losses. After three weeks higher, soymeal lost ground this week. After two lower weeks, soyoil squeaked out a small gain. It was a second straight week of gains for SRW and HRS. Basis le...
What You Need to Know Today: U.S. and Chinese officials are expected to discuss agriculture and non-tariff trade barriers ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington later this month, potentially opening the door to additional U.S. agricultural purchases or improved marke...
The U.S. will observe Labor Day on Monday, 7 September. U.S. markets and the WPI office will be closed that day. The next edition of Ag Perspectives will be published Tuesday, 8 September...
Key Takeaways: Drought and changes to the multi-year trend in cow slaughter and retention have the potential to dramatically alter beef trim supplies and pricing, and WPI specifically models three different drought scenarios for fall 2026. Based on our models, WPI expects 90 percent lean...
