SPREADS March crush trades to 99.39c/bu while oilshare trades to 33.03%. The July/Dec corn inverse strengthens back to 18c from 16c where it closes. March/July corn trades from 3 1/4c to 3 3/4c carry. Jan/March bean carry narrows into 4c from 4 1/2c, while Jan/March meal trades from .10 to .70 carry. March wheat/corn trades from 1.78 1/4c down to 1.74 3/4c. PALM OIL SGS reported that first half Dec. exports totaled 725,380 mt, up from 662,376 mt in the first half November. NEWS Stocks are 13 pts higher trying to hold on to morning gains. US retail sales declined by 1.1% in Nov, the first drop in seven months as consumers pulled back for the holidays. Crude oil trades in the red now,...
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.