SPREADS July crush trades to 57c/bu while oilshare trades to 29.25% in correction mode. July wheat/corn trends lower, placing a trade at 88c from 96c. The trend of this spread is lower targeting 50c. May/July corn trades from 13 3/4c down to 11 1/2c, while July/Nov inverse trades from 1.73c down to 1.69c. July/Dec meal trades from $31.30 inverse to $29.00. July/Dec corn trades weaker down to 64 1/4c from 66 3/4c, while May /July strengthens to 16 3/4c from 15 1/2c. Nearby firm corn spreads remain a feature of trade right now. PALM OIL June palm oil trades down 141 ringgits to 3,796 ringgit/mt. NEWS Stocks trade both sides of unchanged with crude oil trading down to $63.33/barrel, and the...
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.