GOOD MORNING, Prices continue higher as funds buy the market and influence beans, corn, meal, and soyoil into new contract highs. Funds were buyers yesterday of 11K contracts of wheat, 25K corn, 30K beans, 8K meal, and 12K soyoil. Looks like today is day 2 of much the same. Bulls have several news headlines from which to feast, from the ongoing problematic weather and lower production, to the threat by Argentine farmers to strike in the wake of Argentina's decision to close their corn export registry until March. That means less hedge pressure from the SA farmer, along with continued tight holding from the US farmer. Matif corn and wheat futures are at new contract highs. There were a...
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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.