SPREADS July crush trades to 82c/bu while oilshare trades to 44.85%. Bean inverses weaken while corn inverses strengthen. Jul/Nov bean spread inverse breaks down to 1.66c from 1.77 1/2c, while July/Dec meal firms from $9.50 to trade up to $11.10 inverse. July/Dec corn inverse closes on the highs at 1.19 1/4c from 1.13 3/4c. Look for likely further highs after the open. Sep/Dec corn inverse trades from 27c to 29c. July wheat/corn trades from 37 3/4c down to 31c. PALM OIL August palm closed down 157 ringgits closing at 4,300 ringgit/mt. The Malaysian Palm Oil Board noted the gov. has kept the June crude palm oil export tax at 8%, the maximum amount. NEWS Stocks are 408 pts lower with...
The corn and soy complex closed higher, with the wheat market mixed, as winter wheat closed up but spring wheat and livestock ended lower. Part of the strength for corn and soybeans may have been a weather premium, as crop planting has started out fast but warm weather has been slow to develop...
Real GDP grew at a 2 percent annual rate in the first quarter of 2026, slightly below the consensus expectation of 2.3 percent but above the 0.5 percent growth in Q4 2025. The GDP number matches the average annualized pace of growth since the peak back in late 2007, right before the Financial P...
Reflect for a moment on what you eat. There is a lot of advice out there in the ether about what you should eat, but really, what do you currently eat and how much? The good people at the USDA have some data for you, to help you answer that question. USDA says that we eat quite a bit of meat. L...
From WPI Consulting
Infrastructure investment due diligence
On behalf of a Canadian oilseed processer WPI's team provided market analysis, econometric modeling and financial due diligence in support of a $24 million-dollar investment in a Ukrainian crush plant. Consistent with WPI's findings, local production to supply the plant and the facility's output have expanded exponentially since the investment. WPI has conducted parallel work on behalf of U.S., South American and European clients, both private and public, in the agri-food space.