SPREADS March crush trades to 90.67c/bu while oilshare trades above 33.0% to 33.42%. The July/Dec corn inverse falls to 14c from 17 1/2c, and values yesterday before the report at just over 18c. Dec/March corn narrows into 3/4c from 1c as Dec. contracts prepare to expire on Monday at noon. March/May wheat trades from 1 1/4c inverse to 3/4c. March wheat/corn trades from 1.71 1/2c up to 1.86 1/2c. Jan/March beans trades for 5 1/2c out to new lows of 6c. Jan/March meal trades from $1.90 to $2.20. PALM OIL Feb. up 4 ringgits to end at 3,407 ringgits/mt, up just under 1%. NEWS The Dow is now down 180 pts as the lack of a stimulus package and the lack of a Brexit deal weighs on prices. C...
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.