Jul 26 Corn closed at $4.6575/bushel, down $0.095 from yesterday's close.  Jul 26 Wheat closed at $6.605/bushel, down $0.0675 from yesterday's close.&...

Russian Grain Markets: 11 - 15 May 2026 The Russian grains market showed a broadly bullish tone across the European part of the country during the week, wh...

Key Takeaways: Soyoil futures have been trading at the highest levels since 2022. Higher crude oil prices have allowed biofuels to be more cost-competitiv...

World Perspectives, Inc. is pleased to announce a new member to our team. Cortney Zimmerman joined WPI in January as the Communications Manager. In this ro...

What You Need to Know Today: Excitement over China’s agreement to purchase $17 billion of U.S. ag commodities subsided, as traders are cautious amid...

Friday’s CFTC report showed funds reducing net long positions across most of the major ag futures contracts, reversing a three-week buying trend. Fun...

There has been more analysis of the Trump-Xi meeting last week than decades worth of papers written on the fall of Rome and the assassination of JFK. Optim...

As WPI reported, Presidents Trump and Xi held a bilateral summit last week (World Perspectives), the first since 2017, with some uncertainty over the outco...

Jul 26 Corn closed at $4.7525/bushel, down $0.0175 from yesterday's close.  Jul 26 Wheat closed at $6.6725/bushel, up $0.0275 from yesterday's close.&...

Mediterranean/Middle East/North Africa/Africa – MEA Region Iran is said to import about 20 million MT of grains and oilseeds annually through Persian...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday launched an investigation into the beef industry over potential anticompetitive conduct among the nation’...

Jul 26 Corn closed at $4.77/bushel, up $0.2125 from yesterday's close.  Jul 26 Wheat closed at $6.645/bushel, up $0.2875 from yesterday's close. ...

What You Need to Know Today: Markets opened double digits higher Sunday evening following the release of Chinese and American official summaries of bilater...

Corn Argentina’s corn harvest remains virtually stalled as producers continue prioritizing the soybean harvest, which has advanced rapidly in recent...

With no bullish surprise out of Beijing this week and good weather taking over many global crop areas, funds spent the past couple of days selling off the...

The long-awaited meeting between President Trump and President Xi of China has concluded, and details are elusive, though Trump stated today that he and Xi...

Jul 26 Corn closed at $4.5575/bushel, down $0.1175 from yesterday's close.  Jul 26 Wheat closed at $6.3575/bushel, down $0.2225 from yesterday's close...

Key Takeaways  Weather conditions in China and India are deteriorating and threatening the wheat crops. Drought conditions in China are not without p...

We at WPI hear frequently that U.S. agriculture is broken and needs fixing. This argument is often heard in MAHA-related discussions and focuses on highly...

There was heavy volume exiting soybeans, which dragged down the broader market today. The lack of a specific Chinese buying commitment for soybeans undermi...

On Tuesday, 12 May, WPI reported on an Executive Order being prepared by the Trump Administration to suspend tariff rate quotas (TRQs) on beef from all exp...

WPI has officially launched Transportation Perspectives as a standalone weekly report separate from our Ag Perspectives articles and analysis. Current Ag P...

Jul 26 Corn closed at $4.675/bushel, down $0.1325 from yesterday's close.  Jul 26 Wheat closed at $6.58/bushel, down $0.175 from yesterday's close.&nb...

USDA’s initial outlook for 2026/27 U.S. soybeans is that increased production will be offset by strong demand for soybean oil as a biofuel. The soybe...

USDA’s initial outlook for 2026/27 corn is that the U.S. remains the largest global exporter. The season-average farm price is projected to increase...

USDA’s initial outlook for 2026/27 U.S. wheat is for a significant reduction in Hard Red Winter wheat: The expectation is for an 18 percent decline i...

Key Market Insights The broad market is locked in on this week’s Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing, but this is no longer just a trade summit. Increasingly...

A federal appeals court paused a USITC ruling against President Trump’s use of Section 122 to impose 10-percent global tariffs.  A bipartisan gr...

Russian Grain Markets: 4 - 8 May 2026 During the week under review, the Russian grain market began showing more bullish sentiment despite the traditionally...

Jul 26 Corn closed at $4.8075/bushel, up $0.0075 from yesterday's close.  Jul 26 Wheat closed at $6.755/bushel, down $0.035 from yesterday's close.&nb...

What You Need to Know Today: Iran says its definition of the Strait of Hormuz is now a “vast operation area” that stretches from Jask to Siri...

If the media headlines and Trump critics are to be believed, President Trump is headed to Beijing this Thursday in a weakened position. China is in control...

WPI offers the following PDF of key supply and demand tables and charts relating to the USDA’s latest WASDE report. This is not an all-inclusive comp...

WPI offers the following PDF of key supply and demand tables and charts relating to the USDA’s latest WASDE report. This is not an all-inclusive comp...

WPI offers the following PDF of key supply and demand tables and charts relating to the USDA’s latest WASDE report. This is not an all-inclusive comp...

Regional News Egypt reiterated plans to achieve self-sufficiency in wheat supplies for the country’s subsidized bread program by 2028, although the t...