SPREADS October crush trades to 1.02c with oilshare steady at 46.30%. Sep/Dec corn widens out to 5 1/4c from 4 3/4c as traders continue to liquidate or roll Sep. Dec/March corn trades from 7 1/4c carry to 7 3/4c. Sep/Dec wheat trades out to 13 1/2c / 14 1/4c carry. The Dec wheat/corn spread trades down to 1.84 1/2c after trading as high as 2.06c, currently at 1.86 3/4. Sep/Nov beans trade from 7 3/4c inverse to 7 1/4c. Sep/Dec meal carry widens out to $3.10 from $2.90. PALM OIL Oct. down 105 ringgits at 4,303 ringgit/mt. NEWS Stocks started the night session lower but traded both sides by midday. Crude trades up to $66.73/barrel, and the US dollar down to 93.05...
What You Need to Know Today: American and Mexican officials met Tuesday and will meet again Wednesday for another round of trade talks, where ag and energy will be a key topic. Another round is scheduled for 20 July. Ag groups are urging President Trump to renew USMCA for another 16 years, but...
Since the first U.S. case of New World Screwworm (NWS) was confirmed on 3 June, USDA has confirmed 12 cases. The latest was confirmed in a sheep on 12 June, with four additional cases confirmed in Texas on 11 June, three in cattle and one in a goat. The New Mexico case confirmed that the infect...
Key Takeaways: China has invested heavily in the Port of Chancay to strengthen trade links between South America and Asia. The port could reduce shipping times to China by up to two weeks and improve export competitiveness. Inland transportation infrastructure remains the primary obstacle to r...
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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.