SPREADS August crush trades to 1.13c/bu while oilshare trades to 46.54%. Jul/Nov bean inverse sits at 46 1/4c to 49 3/4c, while August/Nov firms to 28 1/4c from 27 1/4c. Sep/Dec meal trades into $1.80 carry from $2.40. Jul/Dec corn inverts to ctr highf of 1.50c from 1.41c, while Sep/Dec trades from 13 1/4c down to 10 3/4c. Dec/March wheat trades from 7c to 7 1/2c carry. Dec wheat/corn trades from 1.08 3/4c to 1.11 1/2c. PALM OIL Sep. up 44 ringgits to close at 3,597. India's gov. moved to lower crude oil import tax to 10% from 15% for the next 3 months. Intertek forecast exports for June at 1.519 mmt, up 7.1% from their 1.418 mmt est. at the end of May. NEWS The stock market is lowe...
What You Need to Know Today: Cattle futures extended their sharp selloff Friday as weakening cash cattle prices, deteriorating feedlot profitability, and reduced packer demand continued to weigh on the market. The inability of futures to sustain a rally following last week's bullish Cattle on...
As predicted, the Federal Reserve held rates steady at the last meeting before the midterm elections, likely in part because of the election (see WPI 19 October and 22 September). The decision comes at the tail end of a midterm election cycle that has been marked by the two parties campaigning...
Key Takeaways: WPI’s new EU rapeseed crushing margin models point to weaker processing returns over the next four months due to higher rapeseed procurement costs and weaker product values. Statistical forecasts call for German crushing margins to decline from €181/MT to €...
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.