Jul 25 Corn closed at $4.755/bushel, up $0.0525 from yesterday's close. Jul 25 Wheat closed at $5.3075/bushel, up $0.0525 from yesterday's close. Jul 25 Soybeans closed at $10.445/bushel, down $0.0825 from yesterday's close. Jul 25 Soymeal closed at $298/short ton, down $0.2 from yesterday's close. Jul 25 Soyoil closed at 48.97 cents/lb down 0.36 cents from yesterday's close. Jun 25 Live Cattle closed at $208.4/cwt down $1.8 from yesterday's close. Aug 25 Feeder Cattle closed at $295.025/cwt down $1.875 from yesterday's close. Jun 25 Lean Hogs closed at $98.275/cwt down $1.175 from yesterday's close. Jun 25 WTI Crude Oil closed at $58.13/barrel down $2.29 from yesterday's close. ...
Key Takeaways: Poultry is the fastest-growing major animal protein, supported by lower production costs, affordability, and broad consumer appeal. Broilers are the most feed-efficient major livestock species, giving chicken a lasting cost advantage over beef and pork. Short production cycles a...
What You Need To Know Today: Ethanol margins continue to run well above year-ago and normal seasonal values, but have slipped in recent weeks on weaker DDGS and ethanol pricing. WPI’s models project a steady decrease in returns to ethanol production following the end of the summer...
Russian Grain Markets: 22-26 June 2026 The Russian grain market remained volatile during the week as farmers continued to hold old-crop supplies while new-crop availability remained limited. The ruble weakened nearly 5 percent against the U.S. dollar during the week, supporting domestic grain p...
From WPI Consulting
Communicating importance of value-added products
Facing increasing pressure to quantify the value of export promotion efforts to investors, a U.S. industry organization retained WPI to develop a quantitative model that better communicated the importance of exports. The resulting model concluded that value-added meat exports contributed $0.45 cents per bushel to the price of corn, increasing support for that sector’s financial support of WPI’s client. In addition to serving the red meat industry with this type of analysis, WPI has generated similar deliverables for the U.S. soybean and poultry/egg industries.