SPREADS Dec crush trades to 94.73c/bu while oilshare falls to 33.70%. Nov/Jan beans move out to 4 1/2c from 3 3/4c, while Jan/March inverts to 9 1/4c, trading down to 7 1/2c. Dec/Dec corn trades into 14c from 16 3/4c with Dec/March trading from 8 3/4c to 9 1/4c. Dec/March wheat moves from 7c to 7 1/2c. Dec wheat/corn trades from 1.92 1/2c to 2.00. PALM OIL Dec. down 72 ringgits. Indonesian Palm Oil association forecast July 2020 crude production at 4.23 mmt, with ending stocks at 3.62 mmt. NEWS Stocks are sharply lower on concerns that Europe may have to go into lockdown again, and over the US economy in general as we head into the elections. Crude trades to $41.27/barrel highs, with the...
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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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.