SPREADS July crush trades to 59.35c/bu, while oilshare trades firmer to 39.31%. Spreads are firmer with July /Nov beans trading from 1.38 1/4c to 1.42c. May/July beans trades from 8c inverse up to 8 3/4c. July/Dec meal trades from $11.00 inverse closing at $12.10. May/July wheat trades from 1 1/2c to 2 1/4c carry. July/Dec corn trades back up to 71c from 67c as new buying sets in. Look for the possibility of further strength back towards 80c. May/July corn trades up to 15c inverse from 14 1/4c. PALM OIL June closes up 81 ringgits at 3,811 ringgit/mt. AmSpec Malaysia estimated FH palm oil exports at 585,510 mt, up 13% vs. FH March estimates. NEWS Stocks are up 150 pts wit...
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.