While the grain and soy complex markets have already been in the early throes of a weather market, the next three weeks will provide a wide variety of fresh inputs that could direct trading and prices for some time thereafter. Grain and soy complex markets have already been in the early throes of a weather market. Recently, futures market prices have moved up or down daily in rather erratic fashion based on interpretations of whether the latest weather models indicate favorable or unfavorable conditions for crops. Model readings have themselves been very changeable with frequent disagreements between the EU and U.S. models. It is easy to get caught up in the ebb and flow of the short-term price action that has become increasingly volatile...
What You Need to Know Today: China’s state-run COFCO, in statements on Tuesday, implied that U.S. corn exports were currently uneconomical but hinted that the Middle Kingdom would import 3.5 MMT of the feed grain this year, with 1 MMT likely sourced from the U.S. Another drone attack has...
Tanker-tracking data shows a smaller recovery in oil flowing through the Strait of Hormuz than previously thought. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, speaking by video to an international energy conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, said that oil moving through the strait was back to 80 to 90 percent...
Key Takeaways: While soybean, palm, sunflower, and rapeseed oils dominate global vegetable oil markets, premium oils such as olive, avocado, coconut, and sesame command substantially higher prices due to their distinctive flavors, nutritional characteristics, and specialized culinary uses.. Ol...
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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.