Mar 24 Corn closed at $4.765/bushel, down $0.0375 from yesterday's close. Mar 24 Wheat closed at $6.23/bushel, down $0.1325 from yesterday's close. Mar 24 Soybeans closed at $13.205/bushel, up $0.015 from yesterday's close. Mar 24 Soymeal closed at $393.8/short ton, down $2.1 from yesterday's close. Mar 24 Soyoil closed at 48.66 cents/lb up 0.15 cents from yesterday's close. Feb 24 Live Cattle closed at $169.275/cwt down $1.125 from yesterday's close. Mar 24 Feeder Cattle closed at $225.4/cwt up $0.825 from yesterday's close. Feb 24 Lean Hogs closed at $69.875/cwt up $0.575 from yesterday's close. Feb 24 WTI Crude Oil closed at $74.11/barrel down $1.46 from yesterday's close. &n...
The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) enters its mandated six-year review on 1 July. The original intent of the review is outlined in Article 34.7, which obligates members to: Provide recommendations and decide on appropriate actions. Extend the USMCA for another 16 years and meet aga...
Key Market Insights Geopolitical Limbo: Geopolitical risk remained a key driver across global commodity markets today. President Trump stated that the Iran memorandum of understanding is not yet final and warned that military action could resume if negotiations fail. Both sides continue w...
Key Takeaways: Drought remains a major threat to global agricultural production, particularly in regions with limited rainfall and growing water scarcity. Commercially available drought-tolerant traits in corn, soybeans, and wheat have generally delivered modest yield improvements, limiting th...
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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.