Oilseeds Soymeal Inventory Contracts Again with Modest Decrease Fluctuating demand at the regional level due to the varying impacts of African swine fever (ASF), which has resulted in some regions not being able to ship out hogs due to quarantines and an upswing in live chicken prices in other provinces, has caused wild swings in estimated regional soymeal inventories. For example, those stocks in Shandong Province fell nearly 39 percent in just seven days two weeks ago but then reversed course last week and climbed 20,900 MT (+37.0 percent) to 77,400 MT. Similarly, soymeal inventories in Guangdong Province were down 1.7 percent two weeks ago, but they increased 26,000 MT (+44.8 percent) to 84,000 MT last week. The largest declines last w...
What You Need to Know Today: The corn and soybean markets closed slightly higher in low-volume trade. The wheat market was mixed, with HRW continuing its downward trek on improved moisture. As expected, the bearish cattle on feed report drove down cattle prices and pulled hogs down with it. Mi...
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USDA’s monthly cattle on feed report was released today. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity amounted to 11.6 million head, 102 percent of last year. Source: USDA, WPI Placements were up, but part of that is attributable to persistent drought c...
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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.