T, T, T & I from USDA Outlook Forum Key points from four sessions (Technology, Transatlantic, Trade and Insurance) at USDA’s annual Outlook Forum. Big Crops, Bigger Problems for Brazil The world soybean market’s shift from U.S. soybean supplies to South American supplies each February has become an annual rite of passage, an “out with the old, in with the new” transition. However, the nature of the changeover is evolving. Major U.S. Soy Demand Rationing Required Until Fall Harvest The U.S. has been exporting soybeans, soymeal and soyoil at a near record pace thus far in MY 2012/13. However, the pace of U.S. soy exports must decline sharply during the remainder of the marketing year to allow for adequate sup...
What You Need to Know Today: The U.S. and Iran exchanged strikes, with the U.S. hitting Iranian bridges, energy sites, and military infrastructure. Iran launched a missile into Kuwait that damaged a desalination plant. Crude oil futures surged on heightened Middle East tensions, providing supp...
Key Takeaways: The EU heatwaves have coincided with key maize crop reproductive timing and featured high nighttime temperatures, a cruel two-sided blow to maize yields. France, much of western Europe, and Hungary have suffered the worst of the heat, with yield potential collapsing. WPI&r...
Congress returned this week from its Fourth of July recess, with another break scheduled for the month of August, to face a busy agenda before adjourning for the August recess. Congress has several priorities, including the National Defense Authorization Act, a potential third reconciliation pa...
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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.