SPREADS March crush trades to 1.04c/bu while oilshare firms to new highs at 35.43%. Jan/March beans trade from 14c to 14 1/2c, while Jan/March meal trades from $4.20 to $4.40. March/May corn firms into 6 1/4c from values that were out to 7c, but trading at 6 3/4c this morning. March wheat/corn trades to 1.53 1/2c from 1.51 1/2c. PALM OIL Higher, tracking higher prices from Friday's activity with Feb up 23 ringgits. SGS forecast Dec 1-15 palm oil exports at 572,409 tmt vs. 677,616 mt during the Nov 1-15 time period. Destination activity is quiet as we move into the holiday period. NEWS The stock market is up 59 pts in positive territory with crude oil making new highs over $60/barrel. ...
Key Takeaways: Dry bulk markets remain mixed with Capesize vessels seeing continued pressure from weaker demand while fixtures and rate strength gradually increases towards the smaller vessel classes. Tanker markets are pulling back from their recent highs as tonnage moves out of the Mid...
The Trump import plan for 300,000 MT of beef supplies used for ground beef, i.e., lean trim, from September through November has, according to Secretary Brooke Rollins, brought some relief to beef prices. The Executive Order states that the Secretary of Agriculture will analyze and review the m...
Key Takeaways: Texas illustrates the assumptions underlying the 2025 FMMO reform; Idaho exposes their limitations. The Southwest order blend (roughly 27 percent Class I, 32 percent Class III and 31 percent Class IV) exposes Texas producers to every lever USDA adjusted, with a near-neutral proj...
From WPI Consulting
Forecasting developments in production agriculture
On behalf of a private U.S. agricultural technology provider, WPI’s team generated an econometric model to forecast the movement of concentrated corn production north and west from the traditional U.S. Corn Belt. WPI’s model has subsequently provided quantitative support to a multi-million-dollar investment into short-season corn variety development. WPI’s methodology included a series of interviews with regional grain elevators and seed consultants. Emphasizing outreach and communication with stakeholders who possess intimate sectoral knowledge – on-the-ground insights – is a regular component of WPI’s methodologies, made possible by WPI’s ever-growing network of industry contacts.