Export Sales and Shipments for January 24-30, 2025. Wheat: Net sales of 438,900 metric tons (MT) for 2024/2025 were down 4 percent from the previous week, but up 41 percent from the prior 4-week average. Export shipments of 264,800 MT were down 55 percent from the previous week and 24 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to the Philippines (55,000 MT), South Korea (40,000 MT), Egypt (38,300 MT), Japan (38,200 MT), and Ecuador (33,000 MT). Corn: Net sales of 1,477,200 MT for 2024/2025 were up 9 percent from the previous week and 32 percent from the prior 4-week average. Export shipments of 1,352,300 MT were up 2 percent from the previous week and 4 percent from the prior 4-week average. The desti...
What You Need to Know Today: The June jobs report showed nonfarm payrolls increased by 57k jobs, less than the 115k jobs expected by economists surveyed by Dow Jones. The labor force participation rate dropped by 0.3 percent to 61.5 percent, the lowest since March 2021, and the lowest in 50 ye...
On 4 July 2026, the United States will commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. In observance of the Fourth of July holiday, Ag Perspectives will not be published on Friday, 3 July. We will resume our normal publication schedule on Monday, 6 July...
Today was the deadline for announcing intentions regarding renewal of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA); the U.S. will not renew the USMCA, according to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. President Trump will instead pursue separate bilateral trade deals with Canada and Mexico las...
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.