SPREADS August crush trades to 87c/bu while oilshare trades to 47.0%. The July/Nov bean inverse falls to new lows of 1.12 1/2c from 1.15 1/4c as Day 4 of the Goldman roll continues. July/Dec meal widens out to an $8.40 carry from $7.20. July/Dec corn inverse trades to 81 1/4c from 87c, while Sep/Dec trades from 24c to 22c. July/Dec wheat trades from 14 3/4c carry to 15 3/4c. Dec wheat/corn trades from 88c to 77 1/4c. PALM OIL August down 26 ringgits. Palm continues to head lower on fears of increased supply vs. demand. NEWS The stock market is up 150 pts with crude oil at $70.41/barrel, and the US dollar at 90.28. US jobless claims fell to 376,000 last week, the Labor Dept...
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...
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Accountability and a comprehensive approach to export programming
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.