Russian Grain Markets: 25 February-1 March 2019 Domestic grain prices moved in different directions or remained stable, depending on the region. Export prices, however, decreased. Thus, the average milling wheat export price fell another $6/MT to $230/MT FOB Black Sea, and purchase prices dropped to $199-203/MT CPT-Black Sea port. Meanwhile, the average feed barley export price decreased to $216/MT FOB, and the average purchase price declined to $182/MT CPT-Black Sea port. GEOGRAPHICALLY 3rd grade soft milling wheat prices decreased in the South (-$3.00/MT) and Siberia (-$0.20/MT) but remained unchanged in all other regions. 4th grade soft milling wheat prices fell in Central (-$0.20/MT) and the South (-$2.50/MT), grew in Black Soil (+$...
The corn and soy complex closed higher, with the wheat market mixed, as winter wheat closed up but spring wheat and livestock ended lower. Part of the strength for corn and soybeans may have been a weather premium, as crop planting has started out fast but warm weather has been slow to develop...
Real GDP grew at a 2 percent annual rate in the first quarter of 2026, slightly below the consensus expectation of 2.3 percent but above the 0.5 percent growth in Q4 2025. The GDP number matches the average annualized pace of growth since the peak back in late 2007, right before the Financial P...
Reflect for a moment on what you eat. There is a lot of advice out there in the ether about what you should eat, but really, what do you currently eat and how much? The good people at the USDA have some data for you, to help you answer that question. USDA says that we eat quite a bit of meat. L...
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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.