The CBOT found the dip lower it attempted on Tuesday but that bulls firmly rejected. Amid improved weather forecasts for Brazil and an otherwise quiet news day, CBOT corn, soybeans, soymeal, and wheat all settled lower on a combination of technical pressure and profit taking. Notably absent from the day’s declines was soyoil, which found support from the NOPA report, which showed soyoil stocks at nine-year lows. The day’s price action casts some doubts on bulls’ ability to keep the market driving higher with technical resistance looming for multiple markets. At the same time, however, the fundamentals haven’t really changed since earlier this week, meaning the bullish risks – including the South American weathe...
What You Need to Know Today: Russia rejected calls for a ceasefire in the Black Sea, including a proposal to halt attacks on civilian shipping that could help restore grain flows from Ukrainian ports. Tyson Foods announced plans to permanently close its Joslin, Illinois, beef processing facili...
The big news in the cattle markets yesterday was Tyson Foods’ move to close two more beef plants. One of them, the Joslin, Illinois, plant was shuttered immediately after the announcement. The other, in Eagle Mountain, Utah, is a case-ready plant that does not slaughter cattle. Tyson also...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Wednesday. In July, the CPI rose 0.1 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 3.4 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy, or the “core” infla...
From WPI Consulting
Accountability and a comprehensive approach to export programming
WPI’s team helped construct a strategic approach to develop, implement, and track promotional activities in 8 key regions across the globe for an agricultural export association. With continued progress measurement and strategic advisory services from WPI, the association has seen its ROI from investments in promotional programming increase by 44 percent over the past 5 years. Not only does this type of holistic approach to organizational strategy provide measurable results to track and analyze, it fosters top-down and bottom-up organizational accountability.