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AM Outlook - Grains Over Beans

GOOD MORNING, Prices started the PM session lower with corn prices slowly recovering led by wheat.    Harvest proceeds forward as trading volumes are light.  China is on holiday this week for Golden Week, which will add to fund control.  Egypt announced an October 5 deadline for 30,000 mt of soyoil and 10,000 mt of sunflower oil. Beans continue to lose more vs. corn, trading into five-month lows.  Lower bean prices may suggest to the farmer to plant more corn next year.  The bean /corn ratio may slowly have the mission now to tick up in favor of corn given the USDA Sep 30 stocks number and better harvest potential for beans. A 250 mln bu bean carry-out is comfortable as is the rising stocks-to-use ratio. ...

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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.

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