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Market Commentary: Markets Pause to Assess China Deal Amid Broadly Bullish Backdrop

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 the yet-unspecified allocation of those purchases. Monday’s Crop Progress report did not significantly change the narrative for corn...

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CFTC COT Report Analysis

Friday’s CFTC report showed funds reducing net long positions across most of the major ag futures contracts, reversing a three-week buying trend. Funds reduced the net long on all-ags by 92,000 contracts (8.4 percent), pulling back from the largest net long since at least 2016.  The...

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Summary of Futures

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.  Jul 26 Soybeans closed at $12.095/bushel, down $0.035 from yesterday's close.  Jul 26 Soymeal closed at $332.3/short ton, down $2...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: Markets Pause to Assess China Deal Amid Broadly Bullish Backdrop

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 the yet-unspecified allocation of those purchases. Monday’s Crop Progress report did not significantly change the narrative for corn...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

CFTC COT Report Analysis

Friday’s CFTC report showed funds reducing net long positions across most of the major ag futures contracts, reversing a three-week buying trend. Funds reduced the net long on all-ags by 92,000 contracts (8.4 percent), pulling back from the largest net long since at least 2016.  The...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

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.  Jul 26 Soybeans closed at $12.095/bushel, down $0.035 from yesterday's close.  Jul 26 Soymeal closed at $332.3/short ton, down $2...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Middle East, Mediterranean, and Africa Regional Analysis

Mediterranean/Middle East/North Africa/Africa – MEA Region Iran is said to import about 20 million MT of grains and oilseeds annually through Persian Gulf ports, plus about 5.0 million MT on the Caspian Sea. Maize, soybeans, soymeal, and vegetable oil are all highly dependent on imports &...

Soy & Oilseeds

Soy & Oilseeds

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Market Commentary: Markets Pause to Assess China Deal Amid Broadly Bullish Backdrop

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 the yet-unspecified allocation of those purchases. Monday’s Crop Progress report did not significantly change the narrative for corn...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

CFTC COT Report Analysis

Friday’s CFTC report showed funds reducing net long positions across most of the major ag futures contracts, reversing a three-week buying trend. Funds reduced the net long on all-ags by 92,000 contracts (8.4 percent), pulling back from the largest net long since at least 2016.  The...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

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.  Jul 26 Soybeans closed at $12.095/bushel, down $0.035 from yesterday's close.  Jul 26 Soymeal closed at $332.3/short ton, down $2...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: Markets Pause to Assess China Deal Amid Broadly Bullish Backdrop

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 the yet-unspecified allocation of those purchases. Monday’s Crop Progress report did not significantly change the narrative for corn...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

CFTC COT Report Analysis

Friday’s CFTC report showed funds reducing net long positions across most of the major ag futures contracts, reversing a three-week buying trend. Funds reduced the net long on all-ags by 92,000 contracts (8.4 percent), pulling back from the largest net long since at least 2016.  The...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

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.  Jul 26 Soybeans closed at $12.095/bushel, down $0.035 from yesterday's close.  Jul 26 Soymeal closed at $332.3/short ton, down $2...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Middle East, Mediterranean, and Africa Regional Analysis

Mediterranean/Middle East/North Africa/Africa – MEA Region Iran is said to import about 20 million MT of grains and oilseeds annually through Persian Gulf ports, plus about 5.0 million MT on the Caspian Sea. Maize, soybeans, soymeal, and vegetable oil are all highly dependent on imports &...

Wheat

Wheat

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Market Commentary: Markets Pause to Assess China Deal Amid Broadly Bullish Backdrop

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 the yet-unspecified allocation of those purchases. Monday’s Crop Progress report did not significantly change the narrative for corn...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

CFTC COT Report Analysis

Friday’s CFTC report showed funds reducing net long positions across most of the major ag futures contracts, reversing a three-week buying trend. Funds reduced the net long on all-ags by 92,000 contracts (8.4 percent), pulling back from the largest net long since at least 2016.  The...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

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.  Jul 26 Soybeans closed at $12.095/bushel, down $0.035 from yesterday's close.  Jul 26 Soymeal closed at $332.3/short ton, down $2...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: Markets Pause to Assess China Deal Amid Broadly Bullish Backdrop

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 the yet-unspecified allocation of those purchases. Monday’s Crop Progress report did not significantly change the narrative for corn...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

CFTC COT Report Analysis

Friday’s CFTC report showed funds reducing net long positions across most of the major ag futures contracts, reversing a three-week buying trend. Funds reduced the net long on all-ags by 92,000 contracts (8.4 percent), pulling back from the largest net long since at least 2016.  The...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

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.  Jul 26 Soybeans closed at $12.095/bushel, down $0.035 from yesterday's close.  Jul 26 Soymeal closed at $332.3/short ton, down $2...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Middle East, Mediterranean, and Africa Regional Analysis

Mediterranean/Middle East/North Africa/Africa – MEA Region Iran is said to import about 20 million MT of grains and oilseeds annually through Persian Gulf ports, plus about 5.0 million MT on the Caspian Sea. Maize, soybeans, soymeal, and vegetable oil are all highly dependent on imports &...

Livestock

Livestock

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: Markets Pause to Assess China Deal Amid Broadly Bullish Backdrop

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 the yet-unspecified allocation of those purchases. Monday’s Crop Progress report did not significantly change the narrative for corn...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

CFTC COT Report Analysis

Friday’s CFTC report showed funds reducing net long positions across most of the major ag futures contracts, reversing a three-week buying trend. Funds reduced the net long on all-ags by 92,000 contracts (8.4 percent), pulling back from the largest net long since at least 2016.  The...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

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.  Jul 26 Soybeans closed at $12.095/bushel, down $0.035 from yesterday's close.  Jul 26 Soymeal closed at $332.3/short ton, down $2...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: Markets Pause to Assess China Deal Amid Broadly Bullish Backdrop

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 the yet-unspecified allocation of those purchases. Monday’s Crop Progress report did not significantly change the narrative for corn...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

CFTC COT Report Analysis

Friday’s CFTC report showed funds reducing net long positions across most of the major ag futures contracts, reversing a three-week buying trend. Funds reduced the net long on all-ags by 92,000 contracts (8.4 percent), pulling back from the largest net long since at least 2016.  The...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

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.  Jul 26 Soybeans closed at $12.095/bushel, down $0.035 from yesterday's close.  Jul 26 Soymeal closed at $332.3/short ton, down $2...

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Market Commentary: Assumptions, Uncertainty, Volatility

What You Need to Know Today: Markets opened double digits higher Sunday evening following the release of Chinese and American official summaries of bilateral discussions last week. They chose the more optimistic view of future Chinese purchases of American farm goods versus the more opaque inte...

Biofuels

Biofuels

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Market Commentary: USDA Slashes Wheat Outlook, Soy Balance Sheet Heavily Yield-Dependent

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 Island.  The White House said President Trump did not sign a suspension of the TRQs on beef imports but is “finalizing potential...

feed-grains biofuel energy

Al Gore and the Unidentified Opportunity Costs

Twenty years ago, An Inconvenient Truth helped bring climate risk into the public foreground. Al Gore’s film and book contributed to a transformation in how climate change was understood, moving it from a largely scientific discussion into a broad political and cultural movement. Its infl...

biofuel energy

E15: What Does It Mean?

Previous administrations—including that of President Donald Trump—have promoted domestic consumption of corn and soybeans through expanded biofuel mandates and subsidies. The original framework for this policy was the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, which required the...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: USDA Slashes Wheat Outlook, Soy Balance Sheet Heavily Yield-Dependent

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 Island.  The White House said President Trump did not sign a suspension of the TRQs on beef imports but is “finalizing potential...

feed-grains biofuel energy

Al Gore and the Unidentified Opportunity Costs

Twenty years ago, An Inconvenient Truth helped bring climate risk into the public foreground. Al Gore’s film and book contributed to a transformation in how climate change was understood, moving it from a largely scientific discussion into a broad political and cultural movement. Its infl...

biofuel energy

E15: What Does It Mean?

Previous administrations—including that of President Donald Trump—have promoted domestic consumption of corn and soybeans through expanded biofuel mandates and subsidies. The original framework for this policy was the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, which required the...

biofuel energy

Quick Hits: Ethanol and Biodiesel Margins Update

Ethanol Ethanol production margins continue to experience a counter-seasonal surge, with the energy market rally driving the bulk of the move. Prior to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf, U.S. ethanol margins were already trending above year-ago levels by $0.10-0.20/gallon...

Farm Inputs

Farm Inputs

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Conflict in the Gulf: Impacts on Shipping and Energy

For weeks now, global energy and geopolitical markets have been speculating about a possible conflict in the Middle East between Iran and the U.S., but they still seemed unprepared and entirely surprised by what happened this weekend. Without going into the details that news outlets have alrea...

farm-inputs

Phosphate and Potash Added to Critical Minerals List

The Department of the Interior has added phosphate and potash, two key fertilizer ingredients, to the official Critical Minerals List. They are part of 60 minerals deemed vital to the U.S. economy and national security, with 10 of those being newly listed, that face potential risks from disrupt...

farm-inputs

Oil Cost and Input Forecast

According to the latest Short Term Energy Outlook (STEO), U.S. petroleum production is forecast to hit 13.41 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2025 due primarily to improved well productivity.  Increased supply will lower prices in 2026 and result in a fall in output to 13.28 million bpd in...

farm-inputs energy

Conflict in the Gulf: Impacts on Shipping and Energy

For weeks now, global energy and geopolitical markets have been speculating about a possible conflict in the Middle East between Iran and the U.S., but they still seemed unprepared and entirely surprised by what happened this weekend. Without going into the details that news outlets have alrea...

farm-inputs

Phosphate and Potash Added to Critical Minerals List

The Department of the Interior has added phosphate and potash, two key fertilizer ingredients, to the official Critical Minerals List. They are part of 60 minerals deemed vital to the U.S. economy and national security, with 10 of those being newly listed, that face potential risks from disrupt...

farm-inputs

Oil Cost and Input Forecast

According to the latest Short Term Energy Outlook (STEO), U.S. petroleum production is forecast to hit 13.41 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2025 due primarily to improved well productivity.  Increased supply will lower prices in 2026 and result in a fall in output to 13.28 million bpd in...

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Summary of Futures

May 25 Corn closed at $4.515/bushel, down $0.0475 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Wheat closed at $5.3675/bushel, down $0.11 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Soybeans closed at $9.99/bushel, down $0.125 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Soymeal closed at $293.5/short ton, down $4.5...

Equities

Equities

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

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.  Jul 26 Soybeans closed at $12.095/bushel, down $0.035 from yesterday's close.  Jul 26 Soymeal closed at $332.3/short ton, down $2...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

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.  Jul 26 Soybeans closed at $12.13/bushel, up $0.36 from yesterday's close.  Jul 26 Soymeal closed at $334.5/short ton, up $0.2 from yes...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

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.  Jul 26 Soybeans closed at $11.77/bushel, down $0.155 from yesterday's close.  Jul 26 Soymeal closed at $334.3/short ton, up $1...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

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.  Jul 26 Soybeans closed at $12.095/bushel, down $0.035 from yesterday's close.  Jul 26 Soymeal closed at $332.3/short ton, down $2...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

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.  Jul 26 Soybeans closed at $12.13/bushel, up $0.36 from yesterday's close.  Jul 26 Soymeal closed at $334.5/short ton, up $0.2 from yes...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

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.  Jul 26 Soybeans closed at $11.77/bushel, down $0.155 from yesterday's close.  Jul 26 Soymeal closed at $334.3/short ton, up $1...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

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.  Jul 26 Soybeans closed at $11.925/bushel, down $0.365 from yesterday's close.  Jul 26 Soymeal closed at $332.5/short ton, down $6 f...

Energy

Energy

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Summary of Futures

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.  Jul 26 Soybeans closed at $12.095/bushel, down $0.035 from yesterday's close.  Jul 26 Soymeal closed at $332.3/short ton, down $2...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

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.  Jul 26 Soybeans closed at $12.13/bushel, up $0.36 from yesterday's close.  Jul 26 Soymeal closed at $334.5/short ton, up $0.2 from yes...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

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.  Jul 26 Soybeans closed at $11.77/bushel, down $0.155 from yesterday's close.  Jul 26 Soymeal closed at $334.3/short ton, up $1...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

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.  Jul 26 Soybeans closed at $12.095/bushel, down $0.035 from yesterday's close.  Jul 26 Soymeal closed at $332.3/short ton, down $2...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

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.  Jul 26 Soybeans closed at $12.13/bushel, up $0.36 from yesterday's close.  Jul 26 Soymeal closed at $334.5/short ton, up $0.2 from yes...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

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.  Jul 26 Soybeans closed at $11.77/bushel, down $0.155 from yesterday's close.  Jul 26 Soymeal closed at $334.3/short ton, up $1...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

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.  Jul 26 Soybeans closed at $11.925/bushel, down $0.365 from yesterday's close.  Jul 26 Soymeal closed at $332.5/short ton, down $6 f...

Softs

Softs

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CFTC COT Report Analysis

Friday’s CFTC report showed funds reducing net long positions across most of the major ag futures contracts, reversing a three-week buying trend. Funds reduced the net long on all-ags by 92,000 contracts (8.4 percent), pulling back from the largest net long since at least 2016.  The...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

CFTC COT Report Analysis

Friday’s CFTC report showed funds adding to net long positions across the major ag futures contracts for the third straight week as weather concerns sustained risk-on buying. Funds added 97,000 contracts (9.8 percent) to their all-ags net long position last week, essentially reversing the...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

CFTC COT Report Analysis

Friday’s CFTC report showed funds adding to net long position across the major ag futures contracts after a two week break as deteriorating negotiations in the Middle East and the emergence of weather concerns triggered risk-on buying. Funds bought 40,000 contracts (4.7 percent) to their...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

CFTC COT Report Analysis

Friday’s CFTC report showed funds reducing net long positions across most of the major ag futures contracts, reversing a three-week buying trend. Funds reduced the net long on all-ags by 92,000 contracts (8.4 percent), pulling back from the largest net long since at least 2016.  The...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

CFTC COT Report Analysis

Friday’s CFTC report showed funds adding to net long positions across the major ag futures contracts for the third straight week as weather concerns sustained risk-on buying. Funds added 97,000 contracts (9.8 percent) to their all-ags net long position last week, essentially reversing the...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

CFTC COT Report Analysis

Friday’s CFTC report showed funds adding to net long position across the major ag futures contracts after a two week break as deteriorating negotiations in the Middle East and the emergence of weather concerns triggered risk-on buying. Funds bought 40,000 contracts (4.7 percent) to their...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

CFTC COT Report Analysis

Friday’s CFTC report showed funds paring back their net long position across the major ag futures contracts for the second straight week as signs of hope in the Middle East triggered an exit of geological “risk on” trades from commodity markets. Funds sold 40,000 contracts (4...

Macroeconomics

Zimmerman Joins WPI Team as Communications Manager

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 role, she supports the editing, production, and publication of the firm’s market analysis and written reports, working closely with anal...

China Market Analysis

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. Optimists highlight the pageantry and showmanship; pessimists complain nothing major was accomplished. The divergence of the official assessments...

More on China Trade

As WPI reported, Presidents Trump and Xi held a bilateral summit last week (World Perspectives), the first since 2017, with some uncertainty over the outcome, though Trump commented on some “fantastic” trade deals. Over the weekend, more information was released on those agreements,...

Zimmerman Joins WPI Team as Communications Manager

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 role, she supports the editing, production, and publication of the firm’s market analysis and written reports, working closely with anal...

China Market Analysis

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. Optimists highlight the pageantry and showmanship; pessimists complain nothing major was accomplished. The divergence of the official assessments...

More on China Trade

As WPI reported, Presidents Trump and Xi held a bilateral summit last week (World Perspectives), the first since 2017, with some uncertainty over the outcome, though Trump commented on some “fantastic” trade deals. Over the weekend, more information was released on those agreements,...

livestock

Texas Joins Beef Antitrust Effort

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday launched an investigation into the beef industry over potential anticompetitive conduct among the nation’s largest meatpackers, his office announced Friday. He said the investigation would be conducted alongside a separate antitrust probe announ...

Pulses

MAHA: More Pulses? Does it Matter?

The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement, spearheaded by the Secretary of Health and Human Services Department includes a lot of transformational goals, and some goals that are objectively silly. For example, Coca-Cola is transitioning back to sugar for some of its soft drinks, an announc...

Year of the Pulse

The International Grains Council (IGC) announced that it will include pulses in its definition of grains and expand market information on these products. Trade in pulses has been increasing as they grow in stature as a staple food and plant-based protein. The pod-based seeds of the legume famil...

livestock

An IPO-Level Look at the Veggie Burger Sector

Beyond Meat, the maker of a vegetable protein meat alternative product, is preparing for an IPO. It will be offering 8.75 million shares at $19-21, which would raise $175 million at the mid-point price. The company’s cornerstone product is the Beyond Burger, which is now available at a nu...

MAHA: More Pulses? Does it Matter?

The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement, spearheaded by the Secretary of Health and Human Services Department includes a lot of transformational goals, and some goals that are objectively silly. For example, Coca-Cola is transitioning back to sugar for some of its soft drinks, an announc...

Year of the Pulse

The International Grains Council (IGC) announced that it will include pulses in its definition of grains and expand market information on these products. Trade in pulses has been increasing as they grow in stature as a staple food and plant-based protein. The pod-based seeds of the legume famil...

livestock

An IPO-Level Look at the Veggie Burger Sector

Beyond Meat, the maker of a vegetable protein meat alternative product, is preparing for an IPO. It will be offering 8.75 million shares at $19-21, which would raise $175 million at the mid-point price. The company’s cornerstone product is the Beyond Burger, which is now available at a nu...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Indian Subcontinent Regional Analysis

Higher Early Sugar Production and Slow Exports Could Pressure Prices Due to the early start of the 2018/19 sugarcane crushing season, Indian sugar mills were able to produce 21.93 MMT of sugar as of 15 February 2019 versus 20.36 MMT at the same point a year ago, an increase of 7.71 percent. Ano...

Freight

FOB Prices and Freight Rates App (Updated 20 May)

WPI Grain Prices and Freight Rate App   Note: you can also visit the app directly by clicking here.   Supplemental Information The section below offers a concise view of the options available in the current version of the WPI FOB Price and Freight Rate app, along with a short “...

Transportation Perspectives - May 14

WPI has officially launched Transportation Perspectives as a standalone weekly report separate from our Ag Perspectives articles and analysis. Current Ag Perspectives subscribers will have gratis access to the report through 16 April 2026. Please email us or subscribe online after this date to...

Transportation Perspectives - 7 May

WPI has officially launched Transportation Perspectives as a standalone weekly report separate from our Ag Perspectives articles and analysis. Current Ag Perspectives subscribers will have gratis access to the report through 16 April 2026. Please email us or subscribe o...

FOB Prices and Freight Rates App (Updated 20 May)

WPI Grain Prices and Freight Rate App   Note: you can also visit the app directly by clicking here.   Supplemental Information The section below offers a concise view of the options available in the current version of the WPI FOB Price and Freight Rate app, along with a short “...

Transportation Perspectives - May 14

WPI has officially launched Transportation Perspectives as a standalone weekly report separate from our Ag Perspectives articles and analysis. Current Ag Perspectives subscribers will have gratis access to the report through 16 April 2026. Please email us or subscribe online after this date to...

Transportation Perspectives - 7 May

WPI has officially launched Transportation Perspectives as a standalone weekly report separate from our Ag Perspectives articles and analysis. Current Ag Perspectives subscribers will have gratis access to the report through 16 April 2026. Please email us or subscribe o...

Transportation Perspectives - 30 April

WPI has officially launched Transportation Perspectives as a standalone weekly report separate from our Ag Perspectives articles and analysis. Current Ag Perspectives subscribers will have gratis access to the report through 16 April 2026. Please email us or subscr...

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