Export Sales and Shipments for November 15-21, 2024. Wheat: Net sales of 366,800 metric tons (MT) for 2024/2025 were down 33 percent from the previous week and 15 percent from the prior 4-week average. Export shipments of 433,800 MT were up noticeably from the previous week and up 89 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Japan (138,600 MT), Mexico (59,900 MT), the Philippines (57,500 MT), Taiwan (55,000 MT), and Egypt (38,100 MT).Corn: Net sales of 1,062,900 MT for 2024/2025 were down 29 percent from the previous week and 46 percent from the prior 4-week average. Export shipments of 1,010,700 MT were up 6 percent from the previous week and 20 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations w...
The corn and soy complex closed higher, with the wheat market mixed, as winter wheat closed up but spring wheat and livestock ended lower. Part of the strength for corn and soybeans may have been a weather premium, as crop planting has started out fast but warm weather has been slow to develop...
Real GDP grew at a 2 percent annual rate in the first quarter of 2026, slightly below the consensus expectation of 2.3 percent but above the 0.5 percent growth in Q4 2025. The GDP number matches the average annualized pace of growth since the peak back in late 2007, right before the Financial P...
Reflect for a moment on what you eat. There is a lot of advice out there in the ether about what you should eat, but really, what do you currently eat and how much? The good people at the USDA have some data for you, to help you answer that question. USDA says that we eat quite a bit of meat. L...
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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.