SPREADS July crush firms back to 58c/bu while crush trades to 38.10%. July /Nov beans inverse trades from 1.70 1/4c up to 1.75 1/2c, while May/July congests from 8 1/2c to 10c. July/Dec corn trades from 70 1/4c inverse to 67 1/2c, while May/July firms to 17 1/4c from 16c. July /Dec meal trades from $28.70 inverse to $27.20. May wheat/corn trades from 61 1/4c to 65c. PALM OIL June crude trades 44 ringgits higher ending at 3,616. Intertek forecast palm oil exports in March at 1.270 mln up, up 26% from 1.001 mmt in Feb. NEWS Stocks are 16 pts lower with crude oil mixed trading at $60.10/barrel. The US dollar falls to 93.09. The ADP reported the total number of jobs revised...
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.