SPREADS Crush trades down to 91c/bu with oilshare at 45.89%. Spreads were firmer with Dec/March corn narrowing into 7c from 7 1/2c. Dec 21/Dec 22 trades from 26 3/4c to 24 1/4c inverse. Nov/Jan bean spread trades from 8 1/2c to 9c, while Nov 21/Nov 22 trades from 30c inverse to 34 3/4c. Dec/March wheat trades from 11 1/2c out to 12c carry. Dec wheat/corn trades from 1.80c down to 1.74c. PALM OIL Closed for public holiday. NEWS Stocks are slightly lower with crude oil trading down to $72.39/barrel. The US dollar is firmer up to 92.79, as there seems to be a bit of unwinding in this spread today. CALLS Calls are as follows: beans: 1-3 higher meal: 1.80-2.00 higher soyoil:&n...
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.