SPREADS August crush trades higher to 45.94% while crush trades to 81c/bu. Spreads are softer in corn, with July/Dec trading down to 1.00 3/4c inverse from 1.04 1/4c. Sep/Dec corn trades down to 19c inverse from 20 1/4c. The trend is turning softer for these inverses. July/Nov firms back up to 1.55c inverse from 1.48 3/4c, and lows yesterday at 1.45c. July/Dec meal trades from $2.30 inverse to small carry. July wheat/corn trades from 8 3/4c to 17 3/4c. PALM OIL August closed up 58 ringgits, or 1.42% at 4,150 ringgit/ton. China's edible oils jumped today boosted by a report that top consumer India was considering cutting import taxes on edible oils. India meets nearly 2/3rd of it...
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.