The Closing Bell Wrap-Up is back from vacation, though it was actually a two-week period of focusing on WPI’s product lines and looking to the future to see how we can better serve clients. Keep an eye out for future announcements of new products and reports. Soybeans did their thing today – once again bounding in the opposite direction of the day prior. Wheat futures were unimpressed with Ukraine’s declaration of martial law and the escalation in the Russia/Ukraine conflict. Corn closed fractionally higher while the livestock contracts were mixed. Wall Street is higher with the Dow and S&P500 up slightly and the U.S. dollar flat. Predious metals are lower while crude oil, apparently having run out of bears wil...
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...
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.