SPREADS July crush trades to 59.29c/bu while oilshare trades to 38.80%. The July/Nov bean inverse trades to 1.40 3/4c from 1.46 3/4c, while May/July trades down to 6 3/4c from 8 1/2c. July/Dec meal trades from $18.10 to $19.50. July/Dec corn trades from 58c to 60 1/4c, while May/July trades from 13 3/4c inverse from 13c. May/July wheat trades from 2 1/2c inverse to 2c. July wheat/corn trades from 77 3/4c to 70 3/4c. PALM OIL June up 43 ringtits at 3.845 ringgit/mt. SGS forecast palm exports for March at 1.245 mmt vs. their Feb. export estimate at 1.052 mmt. NEWS Stocks are on the defensive, down 40 pts, with the US dollar firmer at 92.41. Crude oil trades quietly with a low of $58.78/barr...
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.