THE OPEN May beans: 3 1/2 higher May meal: 1.40 higher May soyoil: 24 lower May corn: 1 1/2 higher May wheat: 4 lower Prices opened as expected with wheat and soyoil continuing to post losses on long liquidation. Bean and meal prices recovered against wheat, while corn prices saw some commercial pricing interest as prices sit close to new ctr lows. The near record short in meal kept prices from moving even lower, despite a weak performance in other areas. US officials stated today that Chinese leaders have taken the first steps toward implementing the first phase of a trade deal between the world's two largest economies, an announcement that comes amid concerns that 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
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.