Active overnight trade pushed the CBOT higher with corn up 6.75 cents, soybeans up 7.75 cents and Chicago wheat up 8.5 cents before the morning session’s open. The catalyst for this was, of course, USDA’s confirmation yesterday afternoon that the current corn crop is the most delayed in history. The combination of that and a persistently wet forecast for the coming week was hardly good news for farmers or the market. The overnight session gave way to massive trade volume today that saw nearly the entire CBOT trade sharply higher early in the morning. The market’s early strength encouraged a large wave of farmer and fund selling that pushed prices off the day’s highs. The selling was so strong, in fact, that soybeans...
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Weighing in on strategic realignment
WPI’s team was retained by the governing board of a U.S. industry organization to review a decision, reached by vote, to invest significant assets into the development and management of an export trading company. WPI’s team conducted a formal review of this decision and concluded that the current level of market saturation would limit the benefits of the investment. Based on WPI’s analysis and recommended actions, the board subsequently reversed its decision and undertook a strategic planning effort to identify more impactful investments. On behalf of numerous clients, WPI has not only assisted in identifying strategic paths but also advised their implementation.