Regional News Weather continues to drive almost every market involving a crop planted in the ground. Flooding across Germany and parts of western Europe are causing concerns for the harvest and crop quality in the region. Conversely, dryness in Ukraine and especially Russia is causing yield concerns for crops in that region. Drought in the U.S. and Canada isn’t reassuring markets of overall global supplies, and both cash and futures prices are rising worldwide. Ukraine’s MY 2021/22 grain exports are off to a slow start, totaling just over 1.0 MMT, down 10 percent from this time last year. Sources say Russian millers and bread makers are planning to raise consumer prices due to higher input (wheat) costs. Milling...
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...
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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.