The Argentine FOB market for soybeans is quiet to start this week. Sellers are quoting $0.60X for October and November shipments (protein 34/33), but another factor is making this origin uncompetitive against others. Soybeans International Market Dynamics The soybean market has been very slow the past few weeks with Chinese demand absent due to lower crush margins ($10/MT on Brazilian or U.S. soybeans). The spot market remains under pressure from the big U.S. Pacific Northwest (PNW) discount. This origin has been aggressively selling in the past few weeks. The PNW/U.S. Gulf (USG) and PNW/Brazil spreads are each around $0.30/bushel for CNF shipments versus the typical $0.15/bushel and $0.20/bushel, respectively. As such, the PNW has been...
What You Need to Know Today: U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent said the U.S. and Iran could “today or tomorrow” reach a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Despite the Secretary’s claims, an attack on a vessel off the Omani coast suggests plenty of risk remains in forming a lo...
Beef packer margins slipped modestly for the first time in four weeks, declining $15/head to -$78 as fed cattle prices firmed while boxed beef values continued to weaken. The Choice cutout eased another $2.63/cwt to $364.69, while dressed cattle prices fell only $2.76/cwt to $362.25/cwt, limiti...
Key Takeaways: Offal represents an important segment of global meat trade by adding value to underutilized portions of livestock carcasses and improving overall resource efficiency. Strong export demand for products such as pork variety meats and chicken feet allows processors to maximize carc...
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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.