SPREADS August crush trades up to 84c/bu while oilshare prices trades to 46.89%. Spreads are firmer with Jul/Nov bean inverse strengthening up to 1.28 1/4c from 1.22c. July/Dec meal remains at a carry from what was an inverse, trading from $4.00 to $6.00. July/Dec corn inverse trades to 71 3/4c low, but ends close to its high at 79 1/2c. Sep/Dec corn inverse firmes up to 21 1/2c from 18 1/4c, and could be a potential purchase. Dec wheat/corn trades from 91 3/4c up to 95 1/4c. PALM OIL August palm oil continues its fall, down 191 ringgits lower at 3,858. The weakness in palm created a lower soyoil price, which in turn weighed on beans. NEWS Stocks are slightly firmer this morning with crud...
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
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.