SPREADS July crush trades to 64.80c/bu while oilshare trades to 40.93%. Jly/Dec corn trades above 70c to 75c inverse, and pullbacks could continue to see buying interest for further highs. Jul/Nov bean inverse trades up to 1.78c from 1.68 1/2c in strong tech action. July /Dec meal inverse trades up to $18.10 from $16.30. July wheat/corn trades from 64 1/4c to 68 1/2c. PALM OIL June up 99 ringgits to end at 3.993 ringgit/mt. NEWS Stocks are 19 pts lower as jobless claims were down 39K to 547K in April, a new post-pandemic low. Crude oil prices test $60/barrel as concerns continue over rising covid cases in Japan and India. The US dollar falls to 91.0. CALLS Calls are as follows: beans:&...
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...
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.