CBOT products bounced higher today as the Trump Administration confirmed it is backing away from new restrictions in investment and intellectual property purchase rights to be applied on China. The move is being interpreted as the Administration taking a softer tone to draw China back to the negotiating table. So far, China has issue no official reply but its actions of loosening bank lending restrictions and lowering the yuan signal the country is still bracing for a trade war. Ironically, the Chinese government’s practice of deciding the yuan exchange rate (rather than letting it float with the market) was a contentious point for Trump during his campaign. Crude oil futures are continuing their rally, sparked by prospe...
What You Need to Know Today: There has already been a strong run of flash soybean sales announcements in recent weeks, but more than 1.4 MMT reported this morning is an exceptionally large single-day total with major implications for the market. If the sales to China and unknown destinations w...
On Friday, at 6:57 AM, President Donald Trump announced, via a social media post, a 90-day window during which up to 300,000 metric tons of product for ground beef could be imported outside of tariff-rate quotas—a move aimed at bringing down costs for American consumers. This is the secon...
From WPI Consulting
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.