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:&...
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.