SPREADS July crush trades at 69.52c /bu while oilshare trades down to 40.99%. Spreads remain firm with July/NOv inverse from 1.84 1/2c down to 1.72 3/4c. May/July beans inverts to a 26c higher from 23 3/4c. July/Dec meal trades from $19.70 down to $19.50, while May/July trades from $3.90 carry into $3.00. May/July wheat trades from 1/2c to 2c carry. July /Dec corn firms to 90 1/4c from lows of 83 1/4c. July wheat/corn trades from 80c to 87 1/2c. PALM OIL July crude traded down 33 ringgits/mt. SGS on Monday forecast exports for April 1-25 at 1.116 mmt vs. 1.014 mmt prev. NEWS Stocks are 45 pts higher with crude oil trading mixed just above $60/barrel. Concerns continue over rising co...
What You Need to Know Today: Russia rejected calls for a ceasefire in the Black Sea, including a proposal to halt attacks on civilian shipping that could help restore grain flows from Ukrainian ports. Tyson Foods announced plans to permanently close its Joslin, Illinois, beef processing facili...
The big news in the cattle markets yesterday was Tyson Foods’ move to close two more beef plants. One of them, the Joslin, Illinois, plant was shuttered immediately after the announcement. The other, in Eagle Mountain, Utah, is a case-ready plant that does not slaughter cattle. Tyson also...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Wednesday. In July, the CPI rose 0.1 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 3.4 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy, or the “core” infla...
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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.