Livestock MARA Assures Market Has Ample Hog Supply, Warns of Excess On October 28, China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) stated that current figures for reproductive sows, live hogs, and piglets have grown steadily. Based on surveys covering the past five months, dating back to May, the overall hog inventory has seen a strong build up and as such, live hog output is expected to meet the holiday demand here in December and through the Lunar New Year. At the same time, MARA urged regional bureaus to closely monitor changes in sow inventories in their geographical areas of responsibility and to utilize market stabilization tools in the form of loans, subsidies, and rentable land to ensure steady production. In keepin...
Russian Grain Markets: 29 June-3 July 2026 The new marketing season has officially begun in Russia, although bearish sentiment has been concentrated in the southern regions closest to the Black Sea ports, where export demand has been weakest. Delays in grain deliveries to inland elevators have...
What You Need to Know Today: The hot, dry weather forecast continues to drive strength in grain futures with corn and soybeans hitting another day of strong gains. Monday’s Crop Progress and Conditions data were in line with market expectations and showed relatively few concerns for the...
Yesterday we wrote about the Q1 GDP numbers and the June employment reports in an article entitled Real GDP for Q1 Relying on AI Buildout, Held Back by Consumer Spending. That article mentioned that consumer spending had become a drag on GDP. Nonetheless, real GDP in Q1 was revised upward to 2...
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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.