Russian Grain Markets: 29 July-2 August 2019 Domestic price development was atypical for this time of year with increases in the European part of Russia that usually don’t occur in August. The reason for this was high demand from processors. Meanwhile, the average milling wheat (12.5 percent protein) export price was unchanged at $196/MT FOB Black Sea, but the average purchase price grew to RUB 11,000-11,600/MT CPT-port Black Sea. The average feed barley export and purchase prices rose to $177/MT FOB Black Sea and RUB 10,100/MT CPT-port Black Sea, respectively. GEOGRAPHICALLY 3rd grade soft milling wheat prices decreased in Ural (-RUB 210/MT) and remained unchanged in Siberia, while they grew in Central and the South (+RUB 300/MT),...
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.