SPREADS August crush trades to 86.98c/bu while oilshare trades to 46.44%. The official index roll begins today and spreads are weaker. July/Nov bean inverse trades down to 1.39 1/4c from 1.48 1/4c, while July/Dec meal trades from $2.10 inverse to even. July/Dec corn inverse trades down to 84 1/4c from 93c, while Sep/Dec trades from 16c down to 12 3/4c. July/Sep inverse is at a new 4 wk low at 70 3/4c. July /Dec wheat trades from 10 3/4c to 12 1/2c carry. PALM OIL - Holiday NEWS The stock market is up 70 pts with crude trading to a high of $70/barrel, and the US dollar at 90.30. CALLS Calls are as follows: beans: 29-33 higher meal: 4.80-5.50 higher soyoil:...
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
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.