Macro Trends 2017 Ag Output Up Despite Lagging Growth Rates Annual data released by China’s National Bureau of Statistics shows the country’s total ag output was up year on year in 2017. Field crop production (including soybeans, wheat, corn, rice, beans, fruits and vegetables) increased 0.3 percent to 617.9 MMT from 616.05 MT in 2016. At the same time, total planted acreage fell 0.7 percent to 112.2 million hectares (277.25 million acres). Improved production efficiencies in corn and cotton pushed the average yield to 5.5 MT/hectare (13.59 MT/acre, up 1 percent from 2016. On the livestock front, output was fairly stagnant with the exception of beef production, which rose 1.3 percent to 7.26 MMT. Meanwhile, pork output was up...
What You Need to Know Today: USDA reports are delayed until Tuesday due to the federal holiday on Monday. Over the weekend, President Trump announced a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. Russia warmly welcomed and confirmed this ceasefire by conducting more strikes against Ukraine. Specific...
On Saturday, 10 October, at a campaign rally in Clarksville, Tennessee, President Trump said that the U.S. and Mexico would come to terms on a new trade deal, and he said Canada does not need to be part of the deal. Trump called the coming agreement with Mexico “great” but gave no d...
Key Takeaways: The United States has steadily lost global wheat export market share since the 1970s, falling from the world's leading exporter to a projected fifth place in 2026/27. The rapid expansion of Black Sea wheat exports, driven by improved productivity and export infrastructure, has r...
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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.