Dec 25 Corn closed at $4.3475/bushel, up $0.045 from yesterday's close. Dec 25 Wheat closed at $5.4425/bushel, up $0.17 from yesterday's close. Jan 26 Soybeans closed at $11.5725/bushel, up $0.3275 from yesterday's close. Dec 25 Soymeal closed at $330.8/short ton, up $8.3 from yesterday's close. Dec 25 Soyoil closed at 51.14 cents/lb up 0.99 cents from yesterday's close. Dec 25 Live Cattle closed at $221.275/cwt up $2.125 from yesterday's close. Jan 26 Feeder Cattle closed at $326.275/cwt up $5.725 from yesterday's close. Dec 25 Lean Hogs closed at $78.575/cwt up $0.075 from yesterday's close. Dec 25 WTI Crude Oil closed at $59.75/barrel down $0.34 from yesterday's close. ...
What You Need to Know Today: Grain futures fell hard overnight after the USDA’s Crop Conditions report showed better-than-expected ratings for corn and soybeans, despite difficult weather last week. The Conditions report was even more bearish in light of meaningfully beneficial rains acr...
Key Takeaways: New Mexico’s Clean Transportation Fuel Program expands demand for low-carbon fuels and creates another market for renewable feedstocks, adding incremental pressure to already limited supplies of lower-carbon inputs. Growing competition for waste-based feedstocks such as an...
As WPI reported on 17 July, the recently passed budget reconciliation bill in the House Budget Committee includes $12 billion in emergency farm assistance. This would be the seventh of the past nine years with ad hoc farm payments (FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2022, FY2023, FY2024, and potentially...
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Weighing in on strategic realignment
WPI’s team was retained by the governing board of a U.S. industry organization to review a decision, reached by vote, to invest significant assets into the development and management of an export trading company. WPI’s team conducted a formal review of this decision and concluded that the current level of market saturation would limit the benefits of the investment. Based on WPI’s analysis and recommended actions, the board subsequently reversed its decision and undertook a strategic planning effort to identify more impactful investments. On behalf of numerous clients, WPI has not only assisted in identifying strategic paths but also advised their implementation.