The South American soybean market showed some movement in the first week of June. In Argentina, trades were made at levels of 49 SN for June shipment and 60 SQ for August. On the CNF market, some swaps were being negotiated, paying 5 cents for May BL or 1-4 June. Soybeans The South American market showed some movement in the first week of June. In Argentina, trades were made at levels of 49 SN for June shipment and 60 SQ for August. On the CNF market, some swaps were being negotiated, paying 5 cents for May bill of lading (BL) or 1-4 June, giving back a BL first-half June. Today the market is offered at 50 SN for June shipment and 60 SN for July FOB. Meanwhile, there are no offers in the CNF market, and buying intention would be around 10...
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...
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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.