SPREADS July crush trades up to 99c/bu while oilshare is steady at 31.58%. May/July corn narrows into 5 1/4c from 5 3/4c as traders roll May shorts forward. July /Dec corn narrows into 13c from 13 1/2c. July/Dec meal trades from $2.30 to $3.80. May wheat/corn trades from 2.13 3/4 to 2.18 3/4c. July/Nov beans trades firmer from 7 1/4c carry into 5 1/2c, and from values that were at an inverse. PALM OIL June up 48 ringgits. Local gov. from Sabah state in Malaysia say they will continue to enforce its decision to keep palm oil plantation and milling facilities closed until mid-April as part of its effort to keep coronavirus from spreading. Ahead of this week's Malaysian Palm Oil Board data, analysts...
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.