May 24 Corn closed at $4.4075/bushel, up $0.0175 from yesterday's close. May 24 Wheat closed at $5.4675/bushel, up $0.0175 from yesterday's close. May 24 Soybeans closed at $12.12/bushel, up $0.025 from yesterday's close. May 24 Soymeal closed at $344.3/short ton, up $1.8 from yesterday's close. May 24 Soyoil closed at 48.79 cents/lb down 0.21 cents from yesterday's close. Jun 24 Live Cattle closed at $184.5/cwt down $0.275 from yesterday's close. Apr 24 Feeder Cattle closed at $254.625/cwt down $0.3 from yesterday's close. Jun 24 Lean Hogs closed at $99.3/cwt down $1.325 from yesterday's close. May 24 WTI Crude Oil closed at $81.07/barrel down $0.2 from yesterday's close.  ...
What You Need to Know Today: U.S. launches naval escort operations in the Strait of Hormuz as Iran attacks UAE oil infrastructure, escalating geopolitical risk and supporting energy and broader commodity markets Biofuel demand entering uncharted territory, with soyoil valuation increasingly di...
The Middle East is said to be undergoing a transformation as economic priorities transcend security concerns. This is evidenced by diversification away from oil and the UAE’s departure from OPEC. Meanwhile, the Palestine issue has been deprioritized, and Iran has emerged as more destabili...
All eyes are shifting to the Senate following the House passage of a farm bill last Thursday. Senate Agriculture Committee Chair John Boozman (R-Arkansas) is targeting the end of May or early June for a bill markup. According to Boozman, the House “going ahead and passing something was re...
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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.