SPREADS August crush trades to 74c/bu while oilshare trades to 44.51%. July/Nov beans traded down to .52 1/4c inverse from 1.59c. July/Dec meal trades from .20 to .90c carry. July/Dec corn trades from 99 1/4c to 1.04 1/4c, closing at 1.02c inverse. Sep/Dec trades from 24 1/2c to 26 1/2c inverse. July wheat/corn trades from 22 1/4c to 33 3/4c, closing at 30c. PALM OIL August closed down 107 ringgits lower ending at 3,917 ringgit/mt. NEWS Stocks are higher up 160 pts with the US dollar firming to 90.17 and crude oil trading to a low of $65.37/barrel. CALLS Calls are as follows: beans: 1-3 higher meal: 90-1.00 higher soyoil: steady corn: 4-6 higher wheat: 11-13 higher can...
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...
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Accountability and a comprehensive approach to export programming
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.